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Scientific Name | Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Synonyms | Methyscophyllum glaucum Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Common Names | Abyssinian Tea (e), African Tea (e), Arabian Tea (e), Boesmanstee (a), Boesmansteeboom (a), Boesmansteebos (a), Boesmantee (a), Bushman's Tea (e), Igqwaka (x), Inandinandi (nd), Khat (e), Khat (a), Luthadzi (v), Lwani (v), Mohlatse (ns), Spelonketee (a), Spelonke-tee (a), Umhlwazi (z), Umhlwazi (x) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2004/11/26 |
Assessor(s) | C.J. Geldenhuys & J.E. Victor |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. | Not Threatened | 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 |
| Geldenhuys, C.J. & Victor, J.E. 2004. Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12 |
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