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Scientific Name | Casearia gladiiformis Mast. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SALICACEAE |
Synonyms | Casearia junodii Schinz |
Common Names | Sword-leaf (e), Umjuluka (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species has a restricted range in South Africa (national EOO 7489 km²), but is very widespread outside South Africa. It is threatened in parts of its range by habitat loss and degradation, but is not yet in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species occurs from the KwaZulu-Natal north coast northwards to tropical Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Sand Forest, Northern Coastal Forest, Scarp Forest, Swamp Forest, Lowveld Riverine Forest, Subtropical Dune Thicket |
Description | It occurs in coastal forest and dune thicket. |
Threats |
| It is threatened by ongoing habitat loss to expansion of rural settlements and agriculture outside protected areas. Inside protected areas it is potentially threatened by habitat degradation due to biological resource extraction for fuel and construction materials. According to Boon (2010) the bark is used in the preparation of snuff, but no widespread decline due to bark harvesting has been reported. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Notes |
| Subpopulations on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast and Pondoland region of the Eastern Cape is considered a separate species (Boon 2010). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Casearia gladiiformis Mast. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Killick, D.J.B. and Langenegger, J.E. 1976. Flacourtiaceae. In: J.H. Ross (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 22:53-92. Botanical Research 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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Casearia gladiiformis Mast. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/18 |
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