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Scientific Name | Combretum mkuzense J.D.Carr & Retief |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | COMBRETACEAE |
Common Names | Maputaland Bushwillow (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1b(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2021/07/14 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A.E. van Wyk |
Justification | This Maputaland endemic has a restricted range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 2686 km², and it is known from at least 13 locations. It is declining outside protected areas due to the clearing of vegetation for subsistence crop cultivation and firewood extraction. Therefore, it is listed as Near Threatened under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is endemic to the Maputaland, from the eastern foothills of the Lebombo Mountains to Ndumu through to Hluhluwe. It also occurs in Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Makatini Clay Thicket, Sand Forest, Northern Coastal Forest |
Description | It grows in open to closed woodland savanna and in sand forest and forest margins. |
Population |
No population data Is available for this species. However, the population is suspected to be declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Combretum mkuzense J.D.Carr & Retief | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Combretum mkuzense J.D.Carr & Retief | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Combretum mkuzense J.D.Carr & Retief | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Coates Palgrave, M. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern Africa. 3rd Edition. Struik, Cape Town.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & van Wyk, A.E. 2021. Combretum mkuzense J.D.Carr & Retief. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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