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Scientific Name | Diaphananthe fragrantissima (Rchb.f.) Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Listrostachys fragrantissima Rchb.f. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/11/17 |
Assessor(s) | F. Cholo & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | Diaphananthe fragrantissima is a rare species in South Africa, but widespread outside of South Africa. It is not threatened within South Africa. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | In South Africa, this species is only known from Kosi Bay, on the northern Kwazulu-Natal coast. It is however widespread in gallery forests and dry woodlands throughout tropical Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swamp Forest, Sand Forest |
Description | It is an epiphyte in coastal forests, 0-200 m. |
Threats |
| All of this species' habitat in South Africa is protected. It may possibly be targeted by plant collectors, but there are no known incidences of illegal wild collection of this species in South Africa. |
Population |
This species is rare and localized in South Africa (Johnson and Bytebier 2015), but is also widespread outside South Africa. There are three known subpopulations in South Africa, the largest consisting of between 50 and 100 mature individuals.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Diaphananthe fragrantissima (Rchb.f.) Schltr. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Johnson, S. and Bytebier, B. 2015. Orchids of South Africa: A field guide. Struik Nature, Cape Town.
La Croix, I. and Cribb, P.J. 1998. Orchidaceae (Part 2). In: G.V. Pope (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 11 (Part 2):321-569. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Linder, H.P. and Kurzweil, H. 1999. Aerangis. In: H.P. Linder and H. Kurzweil (eds.), Orchids of southern Africa (pp. 427-431), A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
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.
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Citation |
| Cholo, F. & Kamundi, D.A. 2017. Diaphananthe fragrantissima (Rchb.f.) Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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