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Scientific Name | Satyrium pallens S.D.Johnson & Kurzweil |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2006/08/24 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 8 400 km², although currently known from only five locations this species is likely to be undercollected as it flowers mainly after fire, and it is suspected that it is more common than current records indicate. It has no known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Little Karoo and southern margin of the Great Karoo near Ceres. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Rocky south-facing slopes in dry fynbos and Karoo vegetation, 500-1 400 m. |
Threats |
| No severe threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Satyrium pallens S.D.Johnson & Kurzweil | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Liltved, W.R. and Johnson, S.D. Unpublished. The Cape Orchids - Wild orchids of the Cape Floral Kingdom.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2006. Satyrium pallens S.D.Johnson & Kurzweil. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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