| Scientific Name | Smelophyllum capense (Sond.) Radlk. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | SAPINDACEAE | Common Names | Bend-me-not (e), Buig-my-nie (a), Buig-my-nie-hout (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2021/11/02 | Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, A.E. van Wyk & H. Mtshali | Justification | This species has a restricted distribution between Baviaanskloof and Port Elizabeth and has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 8438 km². It is known from more than 10 subpopulations, and it is not in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape | Range | This Eastern Cape endemic has a restricted distribution range between Baviaanskloof area and Port Elizabeth. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Vanstadens Forest Thicket, Bethelsdorp Bontveld, Baviaans Valley Thicket | Description | It occurs on dry outer forest fringes on steep ground and on rocky sites in dry bushy forest. |
Threats | | Some damage has occurred to trees in the eastern region in the past, but throughout most of its range it is unaffected. Competition with invasive alien species and habitat degradation has been noted in some subpopulations, albeit at low levels. |
Population | The population trend is stable.
| Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
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Citation/Red List version | | Smelophyllum capense (Sond.) Radlk. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | 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 | | Victor, J.E., van Wyk, A.E. & Mtshali, H. 2021. Smelophyllum capense (Sond.) Radlk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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