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Scientific Name | Schizochilus lilacinus Schelpe ex H.P.Linder |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | D. McMurtry, L. Grobler, S. Burns & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 130 km²) that is locally abundant, it occurs on shallow rocky soils unsuitable for plantations and is therefore not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Between Lydenburg and Graskop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld |
Description | Occurs among rocks or on narrow ledges on steep rocky slopes in damp areas. 1600-2300 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schizochilus lilacinus Schelpe ex H.P.Linder | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Schizochilus lilacinus Schelpe ex H.P.Linder | Data Deficient | Victor (2002) | | Schizochilus lilacinus Schelpe ex H.P.Linder | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Linder, H.P. 1980. An annotated revision of the genus Schizochilus Sond. (Orchidaceae). Journal of South African Botany 46(4):379-434.
Linder, H.P. and Kurzweil, H. 1999. Orchids of southern Africa. 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.
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.
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Citation |
| McMurtry, D., Grobler, L., Burns, S. & von Staden, L. 2006. Schizochilus lilacinus Schelpe ex H.P.Linder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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