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Scientific Name | Habenaria culveri Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/13 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, D. McMurtry, L. Grobler & S. Burns |
Justification | Although very widespread, this species is known from only four highly disjunct subpopulations (EOO 112 000 km²). It has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | North West |
Range | Rare in KwaZulu-Natal, extending inland to Swaziland, Mpumalanga and North-West. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Coastal Forest, Scarp Forest, Southern Mistbelt Forest, Northern Afrotemperate Forest |
Description | Deep shade in subtropical forest, 150-1000 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Extremely rare.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Buffelskloof Nature Reserve
Hluhluwe Game Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Habenaria culveri Schltr. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E., McMurtry, D., Grobler, L. & Burns, S. 2009. Habenaria culveri Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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