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Scientific Name | Schizochilus bulbinella (Rchb.f.) Bolus |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Brachycorythis bulbinella Rchb.f., Gymnadenia bulbinella (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl., Platanthera bulbinella (Rchb.f.) Schltr. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/13 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | A habitat specialist that occurs in mountainous areas and has no known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Griqualand East and southern Drakensberg Mountains including Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland |
Description | Montane and alpine grassland, on shallow soil over rock, 1500-2500 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Sehlabathebe National Park, Lesotho
Ntsikeni Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schizochilus bulbinella (Rchb.f.) Bolus | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Schizochilus bulbinella (Rchb.f.) Bolus | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2009. Schizochilus bulbinella (Rchb.f.) Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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