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Taxon

Holothrix orthoceras (Harv.) Rchb.f.

Protologue Otia Bot. Hamburg. 2: 119. 1881 [8 Aug 1881]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 407.jpg

Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 407.jpg

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Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 396.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 399.jpg

Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 399.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 400.jpg

Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 400.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 402.jpg

Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 402.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 406.jpg

Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 406.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 397.jpg

Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 397.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 395.jpg

Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 395.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 404.jpg

Holothrix holoceras--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 404.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

March 17, 2005

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Lydenburg)

-25.315833, 30.495278

Location Remarks

Buffelskloof Private Nature Reserve

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Holothrix

Specific Epithet

orthoceras

Authorship

(Harv.) Rchb.f.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.4

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

0.2

Global rank

#196,832 of 335,497

Top 59%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →