Occurrence
Predicted threatened

No record number

November 21, 2002

South Africa

This occurrence of Pterygodium catholicum (L.) Sw. was collected on November 21, 2002 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 1 field photograph documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Pterygodium catholicum--So. Africa. Grootbos Nat. Res. 22 Nov. 02. 017.jpg

Pterygodium catholicum--So. Africa. Grootbos Nat. Res. 22 Nov. 02. 017.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Pterygodium

Specific Epithet

catholicum

Authorship

(L.) Sw.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#286,993 of 335,497

Top 86%

Extinction probability

19%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →