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Scientific Name | Syzygium pondoense Engl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MYRTACEAE |
Common Names | Pondo Waterberry (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/02/14 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A.E. van Wyk |
Justification | A range-restricted Pondoland endemic (EOO 280 km²) that occurs in an inaccessible habitat where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | From Umtamvuna to Mlambomkulu Rivers. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Valley Bushveld, Scarp Forest, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld |
Description | Pondoland scarp forest. Rocky islands and sandbanks in streams, restricted to Msikaba Formation Sandstone, 20-200 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Syzygium pondoense Engl. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Syzygium pondoense Engl. | VU | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Syzygium pondoense Engl. | Vulnerable | 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 |
| Victor, J.E. & van Wyk, A.E. 2005. Syzygium pondoense Engl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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