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Scientific Name | Psydrax capensis J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUBIACEAE |
Common Names | Cape Forest Quar (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/04 |
Assessor(s) | J.C. Manning & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 2454 km², an estimated five to 10 locations contine to decline due to competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Langeberg Mountains near Grootvadersbos to Knysna. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Southern Afrotemperate Forest |
Description | Coastal and submontane forests. |
Threats |
| Threatened by habitat loss to coastal development, afforestation and crop cultivation, however, most of this loss has taken place in the past and current rates of forest transformation are very low. This species' main current threat is habitat degradation due to invasive alien species. |
Population |
This species is known from a restricted area and only a few collections. It was only recently separated from the widespread P. obovata (Manning and Goldblatt 2012), and may still be found to be more common than records indicate. Only five locations are currently known, but there are likely to be more.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Psydrax capensis J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | VU B1ab(iii) | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| Manning, J.C. & Raimondo, D. 2014. Psydrax capensis J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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