Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Holothrix grandiflora (Sond.) Rchb.f.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
ORCHIDACEAE
Synonyms
Scopularia grandiflora Sond.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Insufficient Information
Assessment Date
2004/05/26
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor & A.P. Dold
Justification
There is too much uncertainty to make a proper assessment. Misidentifications of the similar H. schlechteriana may have led to inaccurate descriptions of its distribution.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Western Cape
Range
Olifants River Mouth, Lambert's Bay, Ladismith and Port Elizabeth.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Cracks and crevices on sandstone quartz conglomerate outcrops along the coast in strandveld vegetation.
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Holothrix grandiflora (Sond.) Rchb.f.Data Deficient Raimondo et al. (2009)
Holothrix grandiflora (Sond.) Rchb.f.Lower Risk - Near Threatened Victor (2002)
Holothrix grandiflora (Sond.) Rchb.f.Insufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Holothrix grandiflora (Sond.) Rchb.f.Uncertain Hall et al. (1980)
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.


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.


Immelman, K.L. 1996. FSA contributions 6: Orchidaceae: Holothrix. Bothalia 26(2):125-140.


Liltved, W.R. and Johnson, S.D. Unpublished.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


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.


Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.


Citation
Victor, J.E. & Dold, A.P. 2004. Holothrix grandiflora (Sond.) Rchb.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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