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Scientific Name | Nectaropetalum capense (Bolus) Stapf & Boodle |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERYTHROXYLACEAE |
Synonyms | Erythroxylum capense (Bolus) Stapf, Peglera capensis Bolus |
Common Names | Iqande (x), Isigqalaba (z), Kei Coca Tree (e), Kei Mock Cocaine Tree (e), Kei-kokaboom (a), Kei-valskokaboom (a), Southern False Coca-tree (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/11/02 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | This species has a restricted distribution in the coastal scarp forest of Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, where it is not threatened. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is endemic to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, between Port Shepstone and Mbashe River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Scarp Forest |
Description | It occurs in coastal forest up to 400 m. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Nectaropetalum capense (Bolus) Stapf & Boodle | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna 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.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2021. Nectaropetalum capense (Bolus) Stapf & Boodle. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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