Cheirostylis nuda (Thouars) Ormerod belongs to the Orchidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

No collection number

September 28, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Cheirostylis

Specific Epithet

nuda

Authorship

(Thouars) Ormerod

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 7.3

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.8

Global rank

#52,116 of 335,497

Top 16%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Cheirostylis gymnochiloides (Ridl.) Rchb.f.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy