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Scientific Name | Heeria argentea (Thunb.) Meisn. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ANACARDIACEAE |
Synonyms | Rhus thunbergii (Thunb.) Hook. |
Common Names | Klipes (a), Klip-es (a), Kliphout (a), Melkboom (a), Rock Ash (e), Rockwood (e), Wild Apricot (e), Wildenaelboom (a), Wilde-naelboom (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/06 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Heeria argentea is widespread in montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is widespread in the mountains of the Western Cape, from the northern Cederberg to the Hottentots Holland Mountains south of Gordon's Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on rocky sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is well protected in the mountains of the Western Cape and it has no severe threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Heeria argentea (Thunb.) Meisn. | 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. 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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Heeria argentea (Thunb.) Meisn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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