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Scientific Name | Cussonia nicholsonii Strey |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ARALIACEAE |
Common Names | South Coast Cabbage-tree (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/11/03 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | This species has a restricted distribution range in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, but is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | It is endemic to the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces, where it occurs from Mtamvuna River mouth to Goss Point and Ntafufu. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Scarp Forest, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld |
Description | This cabbage-tree grows in bushveld, from hillsides to dry shrubs, and riverine thickets in coastal areas, 5-550 m. |
Threats |
| Presence of alien invasive plants at low density has been noted in parts of this species range. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cussonia nicholsonii Strey | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cussonia nicholsonii Strey | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Bredenkamp, C.L. 2019. A flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41. South African National Biodiversity 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. 2021. Cussonia nicholsonii Strey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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