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Scientific Name | Excoecaria simii (Kuntze) Pax |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Synonyms | Sapium simii Kuntze |
Common Names | Bos-pepersaadbos (a), Forest Pepper-seed (e), Forest Pepper-seed Bush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/08 |
Assessor(s) | R.H. Archer, A.P. Dold & L. von Staden |
Justification | Excoecaria simii is a widespread species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species occurs along the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal coast, from Richards Bay to East London, with a few scattered inland occurrences. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | It occurs in coastal and scarp forests. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Excoecaria simii (Kuntze) Pax | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Excoecaria simii (Kuntze) Pax | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Excoecaria simii (Kuntze) Pax | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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 |
| Archer, R.H., Dold, A.P. & von Staden, L. 2018. Excoecaria simii (Kuntze) Pax. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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