Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Pterygodium tricuspidatum (Bolus) Schltr.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
ORCHIDACEAE
Synonyms
Corycium tricuspidatum Bolus
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Insufficient Information
Assessment Date
2006/10/06
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden & J.E. Victor
Justification
Known from two collections, not collected for over 30 years. Not enough is known about the distribution, specific habitat or population status of this species to determine its status.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal
Range
Montane grasslands of the Eastern Cape, Lesotho and Kwazulu-Natal.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Grassland
Description
Montane grassland, 1400-1600 m.
Threats
Threats: overgrazing, possible forestation, planting forests. Not collected in 20 years.
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Pterygodium tricuspidatum (Bolus) Schltr.Data Deficient 2014.1
Corycium tricuspidatum BolusData Deficient Raimondo et al. (2009)
Corycium tricuspidatum BolusLower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Corycium tricuspidatum BolusNot Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Corycium tricuspidatum BolusIndeterminate Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


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.


Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.


Citation
von Staden, L. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Pterygodium tricuspidatum (Bolus) Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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