Disa forcipata Schltr. (1897:428)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Herschelia forcipata (Schltr.) Kraenzl. in Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 807 (1900); Herschelianthe forcipata (Schltr.) Rauschert in Feddes Repert. 94: 434 (1983)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Hilton-Taylor, 1997:201; Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last (and only) record: 1870 (Liltved et al., 2006; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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