| Scientific Name | Ochna arborea Burch. ex DC. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | OCHNACEAE | Common Names | Cape Redwood (e), Coldbark Ochna (e), Kaapse Rooihout (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2015/06/12 | Assessor(s) | D. van der Colff | Justification | This species is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape | Range | It is widespread across eastern South Africa from the Soutpansberg to the southern Cape near George, also occurring in Zimbabwe and Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Sundays Valley Thicket, Southern Coastal Forest, Scarp Forest, Northern Mistbelt Forest, Southern Mistbelt Forest, Northern Afrotemperate Forest, Southern Afrotemperate Forest, Lowveld Riverine Forest, Subtropical Dune Thicket, Hamburg Dune Thicket, Vanstadens Forest Thicket, Albany Mesic Thicket, Thorndale Forest Thicket, Ironwood Dry Forest, Sundays Mesic Thicket, Kasouga Dune Thicket, Goukamma Dune Thicket, Fish Valley Thicket, Fish Mesic Thicket, Escarpment Mesic Thicket, Elands Forest Thicket, Buffels Valley Thicket, Buffels Mesic Thicket, Baviaans Valley Thicket, Albany Valley Thicket, Umtiza Forest Thicket, Tembe Sandy Bushveld, Bhisho Thornveld, Eastern Valley Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, Thukela Thornveld, Thukela Valley Bushveld, Legogote Sour Bushveld, Tzaneen Sour Bushveld, Maputaland Pallid Sandy Bushveld, Northern Zululand Sourveld, Makatini Clay Thicket, Northern Coastal Forest, Western Maputaland Sandy Bushveld, Sand Forest, Lebombo Summit Sourveld, Southern Lebombo Bushveld, Swaziland Sour Bushveld, Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld, Makuleke Sandy Bushveld, Ohrigstad Mountain Bushveld, Poung Dolomite Mountain Bushveld, Mamabolo Mountain Bushveld, Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld, Springbokvlakte Thornveld, South Eastern Coastal Thornveld, Nwambyia-Pumbe Sandy Bushveld | Description | Plants grow in stream sides in forest, forest margins and rock outcrops in bushveld. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ochna arborea Burch. ex DC. var. arborea | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ochna arborea Burch. ex DC. var. oconnorii (E.Phillips) Du Toit | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Schmidt, E., Lotter, M. and McCleland, W. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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Citation | | van der Colff, D. 2015. Ochna arborea Burch. ex DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/20 |
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