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Scientific Name | Stenoglottis molweniensis G.J.McDonald |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2012/05/11 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 236 km²), habitat specialist that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Molweni River Valley and Little Noodsberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Scarp forest, soil banks on the edge of sheer cliffs and occasionally soil pockets on cliff faces. |
Threats |
| No threats - this species' habitat is inaccessible and protected. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Stenoglottis molweniensis G.J.McDonald | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
McDonald, G. 1995. The genus Stenoglottis in South Africa. South African Orchid Journal 26(4):115-119.
McDonald, G. 2008. A review of the genus Stenoglottis Lindley. Orchids South Africa 39(2):6-12.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
Stewart, J. 1989. The genus Stenoglottis. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 6(1):9-22.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Stenoglottis molweniensis G.J.McDonald. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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