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Scientific Name | Eulophia horsfallii (Bateman) Summerh. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Eulophia rosea (Lindl.) A.D.Hawkes, Lissochilus horsfallii Bateman, Lissochilus roseus Lindl., Lissochilus sandersonii Rchb.f., Lissochilus sceptrum Schltr., Lissochilus transvaalensis Rolfe, Lissochilus welwitschii Rchb.f. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/23 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Widespread across eastern South Africa from the Wolkberg along the eastern escarpment through Swaziland to the KwaZulu-Natal coast. This species is also widespread across eastern and tropical Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Swampy soils in the shade of bushes and trees, along watercourses and in forests, 0-1000 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eulophia horsfallii (Bateman) Summerh. | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Eulophia horsfallii (Bateman) Summerh. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V. 1999. Eulophia. In: H.P. Linder and H. Kurzweil (eds.), Orchids of southern Africa (pp. 363-395), A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
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.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Eulophia horsfallii (Bateman) Summerh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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