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Scientific Name | Brachylaena discolor DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Brachylaena discolor DC. subsp. discolor, Brachylaena discolor DC. subsp. discolor var. discolor, Brachylaena discolor DC. subsp. discolor var. mossambicensis Paiva, Brachylaena natalensis Sch.Bip. ex Walp. |
Common Names | Bosvaalbos (a), Coastal Silver-oak (e), Isiphahluka (z), Kreukelboom (a), Umphahla (z), Vaalbos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Brachylaena discolor is widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species occurs from the southern Mpumalanga Lowveld to KwaZulu-Natal coast and Midlands, extending southwards along the Eastern Cape coast to the Bushman's River Mouth. it also occurs along the coast of southern Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | It occurs in dune and coastal forest, woodland and riverine forest. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachylaena discolor DC. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Beentje, H.J. 2000. The genus Brachylaena (Compositae: Mutisieae). Kew Bulletin 55(1):1-41.
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. and Schmidt, E. 2018. Trees and shrubs Mozambique. Publishing Print Matters, Cape Town.
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.
Schmidt, E., Lotter, M. and McCleland, W. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Brachylaena discolor DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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