Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Corymborkis corymbis Thouars
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
ORCHIDACEAE
Synonyms
Corymbis corymbosa Ridl., Corymbis welwitschii Rchb.f., Corymborkis bolusiana Schltr., Corymborkis corymbosa (Ridl.) Kuntze, Corymborkis thouarsii Rchb.f.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/07/13
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor, D. McMurtry, L. Grobler & S. Burns
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Corymborkis corymbis ThouarsLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Corymborkis corymbis ThouarsLower Risk - Near Threatened Victor (2002)
Corymborkis corymbis ThouarsLower Risk - Least Concern Scott-Shaw (1999)
Corymborkis corymbis ThouarsNot Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Corymborkis corymbis ThouarsEndangered Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Citation
Victor, J.E., McMurtry, D., Grobler, L. & Burns, S. 2005. Corymborkis corymbis Thouars. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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