Lala Palm

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Hyphaene coriacea Gaertn.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
ARECACEAE
Synonyms
Hyphaene natalensis Kunze
Common Names
Gingerbread Tree (e), Ilala (z), Ilala Palm (e), Lala Palm (e), Lalapalm (a), Mulala (v)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/02/23
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Hyphaene coriacea Gaertn.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Hyphaene coriacea Gaertn.Not Threatened 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.


Citation
Victor, J.E. 2005. Hyphaene coriacea Gaertn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12

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