Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Pterygodium connivens Schelpe
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
ORCHIDACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Assessment Date
2006/09/10
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden, C.A. Pauw, W.R. Liltved, E.G.H. Oliver & T.A. Oliver
Justification
Discovered at a site in the Cape Point Nature Reserve, but disappeared the following year, has not been seen for over 30 years despite regular searches.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cape Peninsula.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos
Description
Seepage in fynbos, on peaty Table Mountain Sandstone soils, 60 m.
Threats
Habitat loss, Habitat degradation
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Pterygodium connivens SchelpeCritically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) Raimondo et al. (2009)
Pterygodium connivens SchelpeVU D2Victor (2002)
Pterygodium connivens SchelpeNot Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

Anthony, N.C. and Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. 1982. New species and new combinations in African Pteridophyta and Orchidaceae. Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 10:143-164.


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.


Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Liltved, W.R. and Johnson, S.D. Unpublished.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.


Citation
von Staden, L., Pauw, C.A., Liltved, W.R., Oliver, E.G.H. & Oliver, T.A. 2006. Pterygodium connivens Schelpe. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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