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Scientific Name | Gymnosporia nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Szyszyl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Synonyms | Celastrus nemorosus Eckl. & Zeyh., Maytenus nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Marais |
Common Names | Ingqwangane (z), Umhlangwe (x), White Forest Spike-thorn (e), White-spotted Forest Spike-thorn (e), Witbospendoring (a), Wit-bospendoring (a), Witstippel-bospendoring (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Gymnosporia nemorosa is a widespread species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
Range | This species is widespread across eastern South Africa, from Barberton in Mpumalanga to George in the Western Cape. It also occurs in eSwatini (Swaziland). |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Sardinia Forest Thicket, Albany Valley Thicket, Cape Lowland Alluvial Vegetation, St Francis Dune Thicket, Hamburg Dune Thicket, Vanstadens Forest Thicket, Umtiza Forest Thicket, Subtropical Alluvial Vegetation, Sundays Valley Thicket, Subtropical Dune Thicket, Kasouga Dune Thicket, Goukamma Dune Thicket, Fish Valley Thicket, Elands Forest Thicket, Buffels Valley Thicket, Baviaans Valley Thicket, Thorndale Forest Thicket, Southern Coastal Forest, Bhisho Thornveld, Eastern Valley Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, Thukela Thornveld, Thukela Valley Bushveld, Zululand Lowveld, Albany Alluvial Vegetation, Northern Coastal Forest, South Eastern Coastal Thornveld, Scarp Forest, Southern Mistbelt Forest, Northern Afrotemperate Forest, Southern Afrotemperate Forest, Lowveld Riverine Forest, Southern Cape Dune Fynbos, Sand Forest |
Description | It occurs in coastal and inland forest, along forest fringes and on wooded hillsides. |
Population |
Land cover changes show significant habitat loss over three generations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gymnosporia nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Szyszyl. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Jordaan, M. and Van Wyk, A.E. 2003. A taxonomic revision of the Gymnosporia mossambicensis group (Celastraceae: Celastroideae). Kew Bulletin 58:833-866.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Gymnosporia nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Szyszyl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/20 |
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