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Scientific Name | Habenaria woodii Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/12 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & L. von Staden |
Justification | AOO <2000 km², known from less than 10 locations. About half its range has been transformed by agriculture (subsistence farming and commercial sugarcane cultivation) and urban development, or been degraded as a result of overgrazing, erosion and encroachment from invasive alien species. Decline throughout its range is continuing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Umtamvuna River to Kosi Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Maputaland Coastal Belt |
Description | Marshy ground in grassland below 600 m. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Habenaria woodii Schltr. | VU B2ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Habenaria woodii Schltr. | EN B1B2abc | Victor (2002) | | Habenaria woodii Schltr. | 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. 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 |
| Victor, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2006. Habenaria woodii Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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