Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Holothrix macowaniana Rchb.f.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
ORCHIDACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Insufficient Information
Assessment Date
2006/09/06
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden & J.E. Victor
Justification
Known from three collections in South Africa all made before 1900. Some sites are now under pine plantations. Not enough is known about the distribution, specific habitat or population status of this species within South Africa to make a national assessment.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape
Range
Grahamstown, Stockenström, Bedford, Katberg and Zimbabwe.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Forest
Description
Forest ravines.
Threats
Alien plants were a threat in the past as well as afforestation.
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Holothrix macowaniana Rchb.f.Data Deficient Raimondo et al. (2009)
Holothrix macowaniana Rchb.f.Lower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Holothrix macowaniana Rchb.f.Insufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Holothrix macowaniana Rchb.f.Uncertain 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.


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


La Croix, I. and Cribb, P.J. 1995. Orchidaceae. In: G.V. Pope (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 11 (Part 1):1-320. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London.


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.


Citation
von Staden, L. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Holothrix macowaniana Rchb.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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