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Scientific Name | Margelliantha caffra (Bolus) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Angraecum caffrum Bolus, Diaphananthe caffra (Bolus) H.P.Linder, Mystacidium caffrum (Bolus) Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/01/25 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, but sporadically occurring forest species. Its habitat is well protected and it is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo |
Range | Wolkberg to the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Epiphyte on forest trees. |
Population |
Rare to locally common in suitable habitat.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Diaphananthe caffra (Bolus) H.P.Linder | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cribb, P.J. and Stewart, J. 1985. Additions to the Orchid Flora of Tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin 40(2):399-419.
McMurtry, D., Grobler, L., Grobler, J. and Burns, S. 2008. Field guide to the Orchids of northern South Africa and Swaziland. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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. 2012. Margelliantha caffra (Bolus) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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