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Scientific Name | Seemannaralia gerrardii (Seem.) Harms |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ARALIACEAE |
Common Names | Wild-maple (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2022/02/13 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | This species is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species occurs from Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape, northward through KwaZulu-Natal midlands and to Ngome in north Zululand, the eastern Drakensberg mountain range from Pilgrims Rest to as far as Woodbush and reaching west to the Waterberg in Limpopo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland |
Description | It is found in forest and forest margins. It also occurs in hillsides in grassland. |
Threats |
| There are no threats to this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Seemannaralia gerrardii (Seem.) Harms | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Seemannaralia gerrardii (Seem.) Harms | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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. 2022. Seemannaralia gerrardii (Seem.) Harms. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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