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Scientific Name | Scolopia oreophila (Sleumer) Killick |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SALICACEAE |
Synonyms | Scolopia flanaganii (Bolus) Sim var. oreophila Sleumer |
Common Names | Wakkerstroom Red-pear (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/11/24 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, J.E. Victor & A.E. van Wyk |
Justification | This species is rare, and has a narrow distribution in the northern Drakensberg mountain range. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 6527 km² and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 36 km². It is known from eight subpopulations. It is threatened by fire and firewood harvesting, however the impact of this is unknown. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | It has a narrow distribution in the northern Drakensberg mountain range between KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Plants grow at the edges of forest and on rocky outcrops at high altitude. |
Threats |
| This species has lost parts of its habitat to afforestation. It is threatened by fire and firewood harvesting (Boon 2010), but the impact is unknown. |
Population |
This species is known to exist in about 8 subpopulations and typically occurs at low densities scattered over a wide area. There are 16 herbaria collections of this species with the date range from 1961 to 2009, along with two recent confirmed observation records on iNaturalist. The population trend is unknown, but could decline in future if fire and firewood harvesting are not controlled.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Conservation |
| It is conserved in Pongola Bush Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Scolopia oreophila (Sleumer) Killick | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Scolopia oreophila (Sleumer) Killick | VU | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Scolopia oreophila (Sleumer) Killick | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Scolopia oreophila (Sleumer) Killick | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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 |
| Mtshali, H., Victor, J.E. & van Wyk, A.E. 2023. Scolopia oreophila (Sleumer) Killick. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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