Bonatea saundersioides

• Bonatea saundersioides by Hugh Rogers

Description

Slender terrestrial of up to 600mm tall. Leaves 5-12 cauline, elliptic and may have started to wither when flowering. Inflorescence lax, 4-41 flowers, which are green and white. 

Distribution in South Africa

Found in an isolated pocket in Gauteng. Elsewhere in Northern KwaZulu Natal, through eastern Mpumalanga and into Limpopo.   

 
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Typical habitat

Scattered in shade in wooded ravines and savanna, from near sea level to 800m. Endemic.

Flowering Period

This species typically flowers between April and July.   

Distribution elsewhere in Africa

Founs in Swaziland and possibly found in southern Mozambique.

Conservation Status

Click on the distribution map to see the latest conservation status also refer to Provincial Species List on this site for Provincial Red and Orange listing and SANBI Orchid red list. 

All indigenous orchids are protected under South African legislation as well as CITES regulations.

References and additional information

Johnson, S.D., Bytebier, B., Stärker, H. (2010). Orchids of South Africa: A field guide. Struik Nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
La Croix, I.F., la Croix, E. (1997). African Orchids in the Wild and in Cultivation. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, USA.

This genus and species article was written by Duncan McFarlane and published 2019-05-02.
Proof read and edited by Karsten Wodrich.

Images

• Bonatea saundersioides by Hugh Rogers