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Scientific Name | Cryptocarya transvaalensis Burtt Davy |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAURACEAE |
Synonyms | Cryptocarya liebertiana in sense of Kosterm. (in part), not of Engl. (misapplied name) |
Common Names | Common Wild Quince (e), Gewone Wilde-kweper (a), Mountain Wild-quince (e), Munenze (v), Transvaal-kweper (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/06/28 |
Assessor(s) | V.L. Williams, D. Raimondo, N.R. Crouch, A.B. Cunningham, C.R. Scott-Shaw, M. Lötter & A.M. Ngwenya |
Justification | Due to the patchy distribution of the species and the recent exploitation of some subpopulations in Mpumalanga for bark harvesting, an overall continuing decline in the species is suspected, but population reduction is unlikely to exceed 30% in three generations. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Occurs along the eastern Escarpment, from Swaziland to the Wolkberg Mountains and also the Soutpansberg Mountains, and northwards to tropical Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Limited to Afromontane forests up to 1700 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cryptocarya transvaalensis Burtt Davy | Declining | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. and Amude, A.B. 2004. A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 30. SABONET, Pretoria.
Diniz, M.A. 1997. Lauraceae. In: G.V. Pope (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 9 (Part 2):45-59. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Palmer, E. and Pitman, N. 1972. Trees of southern Africa covering all known indigenous species in the Republic of South Africa, South-West Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. Volume 2. A.A.Balkema, Cape Town.
Pooley, E. 1998. The complete field guide to trees of Natal, Zululand and Transkei. Natal Flora 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.
Schmidt, E., Lotter, M. and McCleland, W. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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Citation |
| Williams, V.L., Raimondo, D., Crouch, N.R., Cunningham, A.B., Scott-Shaw, C.R., Lötter, M. & Ngwenya, A.M. 2016. Cryptocarya transvaalensis Burtt Davy. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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