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Scientific Name | Maytenus oleosa A.E.van Wyk & R.H.Archer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Common Names | Pondo Koko Tree (e), Pondo-kokoboom (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/10/25 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & A.T.D. Abbott |
Justification | A range-restricted habitat specialist, locally common in a few river gorges. It has no serious threats due to inaccessibility of its habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Umtamvuna River to Msikaba River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Scarp Forest |
Description | Pondoland scarp forest, restricted to Msikaba Formation Sandstone, on rocky riverbanks, always overhanging water, 200-500 m. |
Threats |
| This species generally occurs in inaccessible places at the bottom of steep gorges, and therefore it is under no severe threat (T. Abbott pers. comm.). |
Population |
Locally very common, especially on banks of the Icwaka River (Van Wyk and Archer 1987), each subpopulation exceeds 200 individuals (Scott-Shaw 1999).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Maytenus oleosa A.E.van Wyk & R.H.Archer | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Maytenus oleosa A.E.van Wyk & R.H.Archer | VU | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Maytenus oleosa A.E.van Wyk & R.H.Archer | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Abbott, A.T.D. 2007. Maytenus oleosa A.E.van Wyk & R.H.Archer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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