Asparagales
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Taxonomy
Family: Amaryllidaceae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
Allium calamarophilon | Phitos & Tzanoukadis, 1981 |
| 1981 | Euboea (=Evia), East Aegean Islands, Greece | Missing | |
Allium gilgiticum | F.T.Wang & Tang |
| 1930's | Gilgit District, Pakistan | Missing | |
Allium microbulbum | Prokh. |
| ? | Russia | Invalid (synonym) | |
Allium permixtum |
| ? | Sicily, Italy | ? | ||
Allium rouyi | Gaut. |
| (rediscovered) | Spain | Rediscovered | |
Caliphruria tenera | Baker |
| July 1853 or later | Colombia | Missing | |
Crinum mauritianum | Lodd. |
| 1 June 1973 | Mauritius | Extinct in the wild | |
Crinum woodrowii | Baker, 1898 |
| (rediscovered) | Maharashtra, India | Rediscovered | |
Griffinia alba | K.D.Preuss & Meerow |
| (rediscovered) | Brazil | Rediscovered | |
Habranthus caerulens | (Griseb.) Traub |
| ? | Entre Rios, Argentina | Missing (extinct in the wild?) | |
Ipheion tweedianum | (Baker) Traub |
| ? | Argentina | Rediscovery | |
Narcissus rupicola watieri | (Maire) Maire & Weiller |
|
| Morocco | Extinct in the wild | |
Pamianthe peruviana | Stapf |
| ? | Peru | Extinct in the wild | |
Phaedranassa carmiolii | Baker, 1868 |
| (rediscovered) | Zona de Los Santos region, Costa Rica (central) | Rediscovered | |
Tulbaghia cominsii | Vosa |
| ? | King William's Town district, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | Extinct in the wild? |
Taxonomy
Family: Asparagaceae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
Agave eggersiana | Trel. | Eggers' century plant, Eggers' agave, St. Croix agave | (rediscovered) | U.S. Virgin Islands | Rediscovered | |
Albuca nana | Schönland, 1912 |
| 1911 | Redhouse, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | Missing | |
Albuca prolifera | Wilson, 1898 |
| ? | Baakens River Valley, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | Missing? | |
Albuca tenuifolia | Baker, 1872 |
| (rediscovered) | South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Asparagus gharoensis | Blatter, 1929 |
| ? | Pakistan | ? | |
Chlorophytum radula | (Baker) Nordal |
| (rediscovered) | Tzaneen, Woodbush, Limpopo Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Dipcadi reidii | Deb & S. Dasgupta, 1978 |
| (rediscovered) | Malipa, Kali valley, Eastern Kumaon (Uttarakhand), India | Rediscovered | |
Dracaena umbraculifera | Jacq. | Umbrella dracaena | (rediscovered) | Mauritius | Rediscovered | |
Lachenalia macgregoriorum | W.F.Barker |
| (rediscovered) | Nieuwoudtville, Bokkeveld plateau, Northern Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Lachenalia martleyi | Duncan, 2012 |
| (rediscovered) | Somerset West, Overberg district, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Ledebouria junnarensis | S.S. Rahangdale & S.R. Rahangdale, 2016 |
| (rediscovered) | Maharashtra State, India | Rediscovered | |
Massonia visseriae | Barnes, 1933 |
| (rediscovered) | Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered or invalid (synonym) | |
Ornithogalum adalgisae | Groves, 1877 |
| (rediscovered) | Italy | Rediscovered | |
Ornithogalum britteniae | Leight. ex Oberm., 1978 |
| (rediscovered) | South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Polygonatum biflorum melleum | (Farw.) R.P.Ownbey | Smooth Solomon’s seal | ? | Ontario, Canada & Michigan, USA | Extinct | Access |
Rohdea japonica latifolia | Hatus. | Japanese sacred lily (species) | ? | Japan | Invalid (synonym) | |
Scilla mesopotamica | Speta |
| (rediscovered) | Turkey | Rediscovered | |
Uropetalon concanense | (Dalzell) Baker |
| (rediscovered) | Konkan region, Maharashtra State, India | Rediscovered |
Taxonomy
Family: Asphodelaceae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
Aloe bakeri | Scott-Elliot |
| ? | Madagascar | Possibly extinct in the wild | |
Aloe brevifolia depressa | (Haw.) Baker |
| 1936 | Caledon area, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Extinct in the wild | |
Aloe cameronii dedzana | Reynolds (1965?) |
| (rediscovered) | Chongoni Forest reserve, Malawi | Rediscovered | |
Aloe canis | (S.Lane, 2001) |
| 1970's? | Senga Hills, Salima District, Malawi | Extinct in the wild | |
Aloe suzannae | Decary |
| (rediscovered) | Madagascar | Rediscovered | |
Aloe vera | (L.) Burm.f. |
| ? | Afro-Arabia? | Extinct in the wild? | |
Dianella cf. intermedia/ adenanthera | - |
| 5.4 cal. kyr b.p. | Rapa Nui (=Easter Island) | Extinct | |
Kniphofia crassifolia | Baker |
| 1880 | Woodbush, Limpopo Province, South Africa | Missing | |
Kniphofia pauciflora | Baker | Racecourse lilly | (rediscovered) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Kniphofia reflexum | Hutch. ех Codd |
| (rediscovered) | Mt. Oku, Cameroon | Rediscovered |
Taxonomy
Family: Iridaceae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
Babiana blanda | (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis |
| (rediscovered) | Darling to Milnerton and Agter-Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Babiana foliosa | G.J.Lewis |
| 1951 | Riviersonderend, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Missing | |
Babiana stenomera | Schltr. |
| (rediscovered) | Nuwerus/Kareeberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Crocus biflorus estriatus | (Herb.) Tchich., 1860 |
| (rediscovered) | Italy | Rediscovered | |
Hesperantha saldanhae | Goldblatt |
| ? | Vredenburg, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Missing | |
Iris antilibanotica | Dinsmore |
| ? | Syria | Extinct in the wild? | |
Iris pariensis | S.L.Welsh |
| 1976 | Utah, USA | Misisng | |
Iris sanguinea tobataensis | Akiyama & Iwashina, 2009 |
| ? | Tobata, Kita-Kyushu City, Fukuoka Pref., Japan | Extinct in the wild | |
Iris westii | Dinsm. |
| ? | Lebanon | Extinct in the wild? | |
Ixia ecklonii | Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
| early 1800's | Olifants River Valley near Citrusdal, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Missing | |
Moraea amissa | Goldblatt |
| (rediscovered) | Malmesbury, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Moraea loubseri | Goldblatt | Spinnekopflappie | (rediscovered) | Langebaan, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Moraea ovata | Thunberg |
| (rediscovered) | Namaqualand, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Romulea papyracea | Wolley-Dod |
| 1897 | lower plateau of Table Mountain, near Cape Town, South Africa | Missing or invalid (synonym) | |
Romulea pilosa | J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
| (rediscovered) | Overberg between Greyton and Riviersonderend, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Romulea sanguinalis | M.P.de Vos |
| 1952 | Bokkeveld Escarpment near Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape Province, South Africa | Missing | |
Romulea sulphurea | Bég. |
| (rediscovered) | South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Sisyrinchium corymbosum | E.P. Bicknell |
| (rediscovered) | Florida, USA | Rediscovered | |
Sparaxis roxburghii | (Baker) Goldblatt | Collar satinflower | (rediscovered) | Olifants River Valley between Clanwilliam and Citrusdal, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Tritonia flabellifolia thomasiae | M.P.de Vos |
| 1968 | Between Hawston and Bot River, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Missing | |
Watsonia amabilis | Goldblatt |
| (rediscovered) | Paarl to Sir Lowry's Pass, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Watsonia distans | L.Bolus |
| (rediscovered) | Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered |
Taxonomy
Family: Orchidaceae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
Acianthus ledwardii | Rupp, 1938 |
| ? | Queensland, Australia | Invalid (synonym) | |
Aeranthes albidiflora | Toill.-Gen., Ursch & Bosser |
| 1959 | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | Missing | |
Anathallis kleinii | (Pabst) Luer |
| 1970 | Ilha de Santana Catarina (south), Santa Catarina state, Brazil (southern) | Missing | |
Angraecopsis dolabriformis | (Rolfe) Schltr. |
| 1889 | São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Principe | Extinct | |
Angraecum angustum | (Rolfe) Summerh. 1936 |
| (rediscovered) | Cameroon | Rediscovered | |
Angraecum astroarche | Ridl. |
| 1888 | Nova Moca, São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Principe | Extinct | |
Angraecum coriaceum | (Thunb. ex Sw.) Schltr. |
| ? | Madagascar | Missing | |
Angraecum keniae | Kraenzl. |
| ? | Kenya | Missing | |
Angraecum longicalcar | (Bosser) Senghas, 1986 |
| ? | Madagascar | Extinct in the wild? | |
Angraecum mahavavense | H.Perrier |
| 1932 | Antsiranana Province, Madagascar | Missing | |
Angraecum muscicolum | H.Perrier |
| 1925 | Antananarivo Province, Madagascar | Missing | |
Angraecum palmiforme | Thouars |
| 1999 or later | Mauritius & Réunion, Mascarene Islands | Missing | |
Angraecum perhumile | H.Perrier |
| 1925 | Antananarivo Province, Madagascar | Missing | |
Angraecum potamophilum | Schltr. |
| 1898 | Mahajanga Province, Madagascar | Missing | |
Angraecum rigidifolium | H.Perrier |
| 1925 | Antananarivo Province, Madagascar | Missing | |
Angraecum rubellum | Bosser |
| 1963 | Toamasina Province, Madagscar | Missing | |
Angraecum serpens | (H.Perrier) Bosser |
| 1942 | Toamasina Province, Madagscar | Missing | |
Angraecum sesquisectangulum | Kraenzl. |
| ? | Madagascar | Missing | |
Angraecum sterrophyllum | Schltr. |
| 1913 | Antananarivo Province, Madagascar | Missing | |
Aracamunia liesneri | Carnevali & I. Ramírez, 1989 |
| (rediscovered) | Cerro Aracamuni, Venezuela | Rediscovered | |
Benthamia nigro-vaginata | H.Perrier |
| 1926 | Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar | Missing | |
Bonatea eminii | (Kraenzl.) Rolfe |
| (rediscovered) | Tanzania | Rediscovered | |
Bonatea lamprophylla | J.Stewart |
| 2003 | Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, St. Lucia | Missing | |
Bulbophyllum erythroglossum | Bosser |
| 1964 | Toamasina Province, Madagscar | Missing | |
Bulbophyllum filiforme | Kraenzl. |
| (rediscovered) | Mt. Cameroon, Korup, and the Niger Delta | Rediscovered | |
Bulbophyllum hirsutiusculum | H.Perrier |
| 1928 | Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar | Missing | |
Bulbophyllum macranthoides | Kraenzl. |
| (rediscovered) | Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea | Rediscovered | |
Bulbophyllum minax | Schltr. |
| 1919 | Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar | Missing | |
Bulbophyllum sanguineum | H.Perrier |
| 1925 | Toamasina Province, Madagscar | Missing | |
Bulbophyllum tampoketsense | H.Perrier |
| 1923 | Antananarivo Province, Madagascar | Missing | |
Bulbophyllum zaratananae | Schltr., 1925 |
| 1924 | Madagascar | Missing | |
Caladenia atkinsonii | Rodway, 1923 | White-lipped orchid | ? | Tasmania, Australia | Invalid (synonym) | |
Caladenia brachyscapa | G. W. Carr, 1988 | Short spider-orchid | 7 November 1979 | lungtalanana (=Clarke Island), Furneaux Group, Bass Strait, Tasmania & Warrnambool area, Victoria, Australia | Missing | |
Caladenia cristata | R. S. Rogers, 1923 |
| - | Western Australia, Australia | Rediscovered | |
Caladenia magnifica | (Nicholls) D.L.Jones & G.W.Carr | Magnificent spider orchid | 1979 | Clydesdale district, Victoria (central), Australia | Missing | |
Caladenia pumila | R.S.Rogers, 1922 | Dwarf spider-orchid | (rediscovered) | Brisbane Ranges, Victoria, Australia | Rediscovered | |
Caladenia robinsonii | G.W.Carr, 1991 | Frankston spider-orchid | (rediscovered) | Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia | Rediscovered | |
Caladenia thysanochila | G.W.Carr, 1991 | Fringed spider-orchid | ? | Victoria, Australia | Missing | |
Caladenia xantholeuca | D.L. Jones, 1991 | Flinders Ranges spider-orchid | (rediscovered) | Flinders Ranges, South Australia | Rediscovered | |
Calanthe whiteana | King & Pantl. |
| (rediscovered) | Chungthang valley, Sikkim, India | Rediscovered | |
Calochilus ammobius | D.L.Jones & B.Gray |
| ? | Queensland, Australia | Missing? | |
Calyptrochilum aurantiacum | (P.J.Cribb & Laan) Stévart, M.Simo & Droissart, 2018 |
| (rediscovered) | Cameroon | Rediscovered | |
Corunastylis reflexa | (Fitzg.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. |
| (rediscovered) | New South Wales, Australia | Rediscovered | |
Chloraea undulata | Raimondi ex Colunga, 1878 | Lima orchid | (rediscovered) | Peru | Rediscovered | |
Codonorchis canisioi | Mansf. |
| (rediscovered) | Brazil | Rediscovered | |
Corybas betchei | (F.Muell.) Schltr., 1923 |
| ? | 'Upolu, Samoa | Missing | |
Corybas carsei | (Cheeseman) Hatch |
| (rediscovered) | New Zealand | Rediscovered | |
Cynorkis bimaculata | (Ridl.) H.Perrier |
| 1961 | Manjakatompo, Antananarivo, Madagascar | Missing | |
| Cynorkis brevicornu | Ridl. | 1880 | Madagascar | Missing | Access | |
Cynorkis catatii | Bosser |
| 1889 | Mandritsara, Mahajanga, Madagascar | Missing | |
Cynorkis crispa | (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr. |
| pre-1896 | Réunion, Mascarene Islands | Missing | |
| Cynorkis glandulosa | Ridl. | 1883 | Madagascar | Missing | Access | |
Cynorkis mammuthus | Hermans & P. J. Cribb, 2017 |
| (rediscovered) | Mahajanga province, Madagascar (northern) | Rediscovered | |
Cynorkis rolfei | Hochr. |
| 1903 | Vatomandry, Toamasina, Madagascar | Missing | |
Cynorkis sylvatica | Bosser |
| 1951 | Marivorahona, Antsiranana, Madagascar | Missing | |
Cynorkis usambarae | Rolfe |
| 1893 | Usambara Mountains (east), Tanzania | Missing | |
Cypripedium palangshanense | Tang & F.T.Wang |
| (rediscovered) | Chongqing, Hubei and Sichuan Provinces, China | Rediscovered | |
Dendrobium bioculare | J.J.Smith, 1904 |
| (rediscovered) | New Guinea | Rediscovered | |
Dendrobium eximium | Schltr. |
| (rediscovered) | New Guinea | Rediscovered | |
Dendrobium laciniosum | Ridl. | Singapore orchid | 1891 | Singapore | Missing | |
Dendrobium scirpoides | Schltr. |
| ? | 'Upolu, Samoa (western) | Missing | |
Diaphananthe orientalis | (Mansf.) F.N.Rasm. |
| 1933 | Nguru Mountains, Tanzania | Missing | |
Diplocaulobium masonii | (Rupp) Dockrill, 1965 |
| ? | Queensland (north-east), Australia | Invalid (synonym) | |
Disa forcipata | Schltr. |
| 1870 | Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Missing | |
Disa newdigateae | L.Bolus |
| 1931 | Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Missing | |
Disa physodes | Sw. |
| (rediscovered) | Piketberg to the Cape Peninsula, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Disa walteri | Schltr. |
| (rediscovered) | Tanzania (southern) | Rediscovered | |
Disperis bosseri | la Croix & P.J.Cribb |
| 1957 | Ankaratra, Antananarivo, Madagascar | Missing | |
Disperis egregia | Summerhayes, 1968 |
| 1944 | Usambara Mountains (east), Tanzania | Missing | |
Diuris bracteata | Fitzg., 1888 |
| (rediscovered) | near Gladesville, Parramatta River, New South Wales, Australia | Rediscovered | |
Encyclia grahami | (Hook.) Bosmenier, Esperon & Sauleda |
| (rediscovered) | Cuba | Rediscovered | |
Encyclia sagraeana | (Richard) Soto Calvo, Esperon and Sauleda |
| (rediscovered) | Cuba | Rediscovered | |
Epidendrum ilense | Dodson, 1977 |
| 1970's or later | Ecuador | Extinct in the wild? | |
Eulophia grandidieri | H.Perrier |
| 1901 | Mahatsara, Toamasina, Madagascar | Missing | |
Eulophia stenopetala | Lindl. |
| 1800's | Punakha, Bhutan | Extinct | |
Gastrodia africana | Kraenzl., 1900 |
| ? | Cameroon | Missing | |
Gavilea insularis | M.N. Correa, 1968 |
| (rediscovered) | Alejandro Selkirk Island (=Isla Alejandro Selkirk) | Rediscovered | |
Genoplesium nudiscapum | (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. |
| (rediscovered) | Tasmania, Australia | Rediscovered | |
Genoplesium sp. nov. 'Raby Bay' | - |
| ? | Queensland, Australia | Missing | |
Goodyera lanceolata | Ridl., 1903 |
| (rediscovered) | Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia & Thailand | Rediscovered | |
| Govenia floridana | P.M. Br. | Gowen’s orchid | ? | Florida, USA | Extinct | Access |
Habenaria flagellifera yosiei | H.Hara 1977 |
| (rediscovered) | Japan | Rediscovered | |
Habenaria lancifolia | A.Rich. |
| ? | Mauritius, Mascarene Islands | Missing | |
Habenaria petromedusa | Webb |
| 1800's | Cape Verde archipelago | Extinct | |
Habenaria richardiana | Wight |
| (rediscovered) | Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India | Rediscovered | |
Habenaria rosellata | (Thouars) Schltr. |
| ? | Madagascar & Réunion, Mascarene Islands | Missing | |
Habenaria vesiculosa | A.Rich. |
| ? | Mauritius, Mascarene Islands | Missing | |
Holothrix culveri | Bolus |
| (rediscovered) | Barberton, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Holothrix longicornu | G.J.Lewis |
| (rediscovered) | Cape Peninsula, Western Cape Province & Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Holothrix micrantha | Schltr. |
| 1925 | Johannesburg to Heidelberg, Gauteng Province, South Africa | Missing | |
Ipsea malabarica | (Reichb. f.) Hook. f. | Malabar daffodil orchid | (rediscovered) | Western Ghats, Kerala, India | Rediscovered | |
| Jumellea pachyra | (Kraenzl.) H. Perrier | 1881 | Madagascar | Missing | Access | |
| Jumellea spathulata | (Ridl.) Schltr. | 1881 | Madagascar | Missing | Access | |
Laelia gouldiana | Rchb.f. |
| ? | Mexico | Extinct in the wild | |
Lecanorchis bihuensis | T.P.Lin & Shu H.Wu, 2012 |
| (rediscovered) | Taiwan | Rediscovered | |
Liparis cuspidata | (Ridl.) Marg. |
| ? | Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia | Extinct | |
Liparis hostifolia | (Koidz.) Koidz. ex Nakai | Shimakumokiriso orchid | (rediscovered) | Japan | Rediscovered | |
| Liparis longipetala | Ridl. | 1881 | Madagascar | Missing | Access | |
| Liparis lutea | Ridl. | 1880 | Madagascar | Missing | Access | |
| Liparis parva | (Kuntze) Ridl. | 1880 | Madagascar | Missing | Access | |
Liparis uchiyamae | Schltr. |
| ? | Japan | Extinct in the wild | |
| Liparis xanthina | Ridl. | 1880 | Madagascar | Missing | Access | |
Macroclinium roseum | Barb.Rodr., 1882 |
| (rediscovered) | Brazil | Rediscovered | |
Malaxis boninensis | (Koidz.) K.Nakaj. |
| (rediscovered) | Japan | Rediscovered | |
Malaxis nana | C. Schweinfurth, 1938 |
| (rediscovered) | Costa Rica | Rediscovered | |
Masdevallia lynchiphora | Königer |
| ? | Peru | Missing | |
Mormodes luxata | Lindl. |
| - | Mexico (southwestern) | Rediscovered | |
Nervilia grandiflora | Schltr. |
| 1910 | Savai'i, Samoa (western) | Missing | |
Oberonia attenuata | Dockr., 1960 |
| 12 June 1960 | Cape York Peninsula (south-eastern), Queensland, Australia | Missing | |
Odontochilus hatusimanus | Ohwi & T.Koyama |
| - | Japan | Rediscovered | |
Oeceoclades seychellarum | (Rolfe ex Summerh.) Garay & P.Taylor |
| May 1902 | Cascade Estate, Mahé, Seychelles | Extinct | |
Ophrys kopetdagensis | K. Pop. et Neschat. |
| - | Turkmenistan | Rediscovered | |
Ophrys philippi | Grenier, 1859 |
| - | France | Rediscovered | |
Paphiopedilum delenatii | Guillaumin, 1924 |
| - | Vietnam | Rediscovered | |
Paphiopedilum druryi | (Bedd.) Pfitzer 1895 |
| ? | India | Extinct in the wild? | |
Paphiopedilum fairrieanum | (Lindl.) Stein |
| - | Bhutan & India | Rediscovered | |
Paphiopedilum gigantifolium | Braem, Baker & Baker 1997 |
| ? | Sulawesi, Indonesia | Extinct in the wild? | |
Paphiopedilum javanicum | (Reinw. ex Blume) Pfitzer 1888 |
| ? | Java, Indonesia & Borneo | Extinct in the wild? | |
Paphiopedilum lawrenceanum hyeanum | L.Linden & Rodigas |
| ? | Asia | Invalid (synonym)? | |
Paphiopedilum vietnamense | Gruss & Perner (1999?) |
| post-2000 | Vietnam | Extinct in the wild? | |
Peristylus cryptostylus | (Rchb.f.) Ormerod |
| ? | Tahiti, Society Islands | Missing | |
Phalaenopsis robinsonii | J.J.Sm. |
| 1913 | Ambon(?), Indonesia | Missing | |
Platanthera azorica | (Schltr.) | Hochstetter's butterfly orchid | - | Azores | Rediscovered | |
Polystachya acuminata | Summerh. |
| 1943 | Usambara Mountains, Tanzania | Missing | |
Polystachya canaliculata | Summerh. |
| 1943-1962 | Nguru Mountains, Tanzania | Missing | |
Polystachya kaluluensis | P.J.Cribb & la Croix, 1991 |
| 27 November 1983 or later | Kalulu Hills, Thyolo District, Malawi (southern) | Missing | |
Polystachya porphyrochila | J.Stewart, 1973 |
| 1970-1982 | Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania | Missing | |
Polystachya rugosilabia | Summerh. |
| 1942 | Nguru Mountains, Tanzania | Missing | |
Prasophyllum colemaniarum | R.S.Rogers, 1923 | Lilac leek-orchid | 1922 | Victoria, Australia | Extinct | |
Prasophyllum concinnum | Nicholls | Trim leek-orchid | - | Tasmania, Australia | Rediscovered | |
Prasophyllum morganii | Nicholls, 1930 | Mignonette leek-orchid, Cobungra leek-orchid, Dense leek-orchid | 1933 | near Cobungra, Victoria, Australia | Missing | |
Prasophyllum subbisectum | Nicholls, 1936 | Pomonal leek-orchid | - | Australia | Rediscovered | |
Prasophyllum suttonii | R.S.Rogers & B.Rees | Buffalo leek-orchid | December 1902 | Mt Buffalo Plateau, Victoria, Australia | Missing | |
Prasophyllum sp. nov. 'Majors Creek' | - | Majors Creek leek orchid | ? | Australian Capital City, Australia | Missing | |
Psychopsis sanderae | (Rolfe) E. Lückel & G. J. Braem |
| - | Junin Department, Peru | Rediscovered | |
Pterostylis valida | (Nicholls) D.L.Jones, 1994 | Robust greenhood orchid, Robust greenhood | - | Victoria, Australia | Rediscovered | |
Pterygodium connivens | Schelpe |
| 30+ years ago | Cape Peninsula, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Missing | |
Pterygodium newdigateae | Bolus |
| pre-1923 | Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Missing | |
Rhizanthella gardneri | R.S.Rogers, 1930 | Western underground orchid, Underground orchid | - | Western Australia, Australia | Rediscovered | |
Satyrium comptum | Summerh. |
| - | Tanzania (southern) | Rediscovered | |
Silvorchis colorata | J.J.Sm. |
| ? | Java, Indonesia | Missing | |
Spiranthes parksii | Correll, 1947 | Navasota ladies-tresses | - | Texas, USA | Rediscovered | |
Stolzia compacta compacta | P.J.Cribb |
| February 1968 | Kasaramba Forest, Nyika Plateau, Malawi | Missing | |
Taeniophyllum cylindrocentrum | Schltr., 1913 |
| - | Australia | Rediscovered | |
Taeniophyllum scaberulum | Hook. f., 1890 |
| - | Periyar, India | Rediscovered | |
Telipogon jucusbambae | Dodson & R.Escobar |
| - | Peru | Rediscovered | |
Tetramicra pratensis | (Rchb.f.) Rolfe |
| ? | Hispaniola | Missing | |
Trichotosia buruensis | (J.J.Sm.) S.Thomas et al. |
| - | Buru, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia | Rediscovered | |
Tridactyle sarcodantha | Mansf. |
| 1933 | Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania | Missing | |
Vanda wightii | Rchb. f. |
| - | Karnataka & Kerala, India | Rediscovered | |
Zeuxine boninensis boninensis | Tuyama, 1935 | Munin-kinuran | - | Bonin Islands (=Ogasawara Islands), Japan | Rediscovered | |
Zeuxine exilis | Ridl. | Ridley's ground orchid | - | Christmas Island, Indian Ocean | Rediscovered | |
Zeuxine rolfiana | King & Pantl. |
| - | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India | Rediscovered |
Taxonomy
Family: Tecophilaeaceae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
Cyanella marlothii | J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
| (rediscovered) | Richtersveld west of Ploegberg, Northern Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | |
Tecophilaea cyanocrocus | Leyb., 1863 | Chilean blue crocus | (rediscovered) | Chile | Rediscovered |