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Scientific Name | Satyrium pulchrum S.D.Johnson & Kurzweil |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/21 |
Assessor(s) | H. Kurzweil, W.R. Liltved, S.D. Johnson & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Described in 1998 and known from the type locality. Potentially threatened by livestock trampling and grazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Knersvlakte, north of Vanrhynsdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Crevices among granite slabs and boulders, 750 m. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Satyrium pulchrum S.D.Johnson & Kurzweil | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Satyrium pulchrum S.D.Johnson & Kurzweil | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | | Satyrium pulchrum S.D.Johnson & Kurzweil | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1997) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1997. Red Data List of southern African plants. 2. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 27(2):195-209.
Johnson, S.D. and Kurzweil, H. 1998. Systematics and phylogeny of the Satyrium erectum group (Orchidaceae), with descriptions of two new species from the Karoo region of South Africa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 127(3):179-194.
Liltved, W.R. and Johnson, S.D. Unpublished. The Cape Orchids - Wild orchids of the Cape Floral Kingdom.
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 |
| Kurzweil, H., Liltved, W.R., Johnson, S.D. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Satyrium pulchrum S.D.Johnson & Kurzweil. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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