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Scientific Name | Brachylaena elliptica (Thunb.) DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Brachylaena dentata DC., Brachylaena dentata DC. var. salicina DC., Brachylaena elliptica (Thunb.) DC. var. salicina (DC.) Harv., Tarchonanthus ellipticus Thunb. |
Common Names | Bitterblaar (a), Bitter-leaf Silver-oak (e), Suurbos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Brachylaena elliptica is widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is widespread across KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, where it occurs from Zululand to Uitenhage. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | It occurs in forest margins, bushveld and on rock outcrops. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachylaena elliptica (Thunb.) 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.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, 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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Brachylaena elliptica (Thunb.) DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/14 |
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