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Scientific Name | Orthochilus odontoglossus (Rchb.f.) Bytebier |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Cyrtopera papillosa Rolfe, Eulophia brunneorubra Schltr., Eulophia chrysantha Schltr., Eulophia durbanensis Rolfe, Eulophia odontoglossa Rchb.f., Eulophia papillosa (Rolfe) Schltr., Graphorkis odontoglossa (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Orthochilus odontoglossus (Rchb.f.) Bytebier | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Eulophia odontoglossa Rchb.f. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Martos, F., Johnson, S.D., Peter, C.I. and Bytebier, B. 2014. A molecular phylogeny reveals paraphyly of the large genus Eulophia (Orchidaceae): A case for the reinstatement of Orthochilus. Taxon 63(1):9-23.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Orthochilus odontoglossus (Rchb.f.) Bytebier. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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