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Scientific Name | Bersama lucens (Hochst.) Szyszyl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MELIANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Natalia lucens Hochst. |
Common Names | Blinkblaarwitessenhout (a), Glossy Bersama (e), Glossy White Ash (e), Isindiyandiya (z), Isindiyandiya (x), Isindlandla (z), Undiyaza (z), Undlandla (x) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Bersama lucens is a widespread species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species occurs from the Barberton district in Mpumalanga southwards through Swaziland and along the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape coast to East London. It also occurs in southern Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Southern Coastal Forest, Hamburg Dune Thicket, Subtropical Dune Thicket, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Thornveld, Lowveld Riverine Forest, Swamp Forest, Northern Afrotemperate Forest, Southern Mistbelt Forest, Buffels Mesic Thicket, Scarp Forest, Eastern Valley Bushveld, Northern Coastal Forest, Sand Forest, Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld, Swaziland Sour Bushveld, Crocodile Gorge Mountain Bushveld, Legogote Sour Bushveld, Thukela Valley Bushveld, Northern Mistbelt Forest |
Description | It occurs in riverine thickets, forest and forest margins. |
Population |
Land cover data show no significant habitat loss over three generations, and the population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Bersama lucens (Hochst.) Szyszyl. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Phillips, E.P. 1921. The genus Bersama. Bothalia 1:33-39.
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.
Schmidt, E., Lotter, M. and McCleland, W. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana, Johannesburg.
White, F. 1966. Melianthaceae. In: A.W. Exell, A. Fernandes and H. Wild (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 2 (Part 2):544-547. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
White, F. and Styles, B.T. 1986. Meliaceae. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 18 Part 3 Simaroubaceae-Malpighiaceae:39-61. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Bersama lucens (Hochst.) Szyszyl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06 |
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