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Scientific Name | Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Synonyms | Catha campestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl, Celastrus campestris Eckl. & Zeyh., Celastrus obtusus Thunb., Celastrus pyracanthus L. |
Common Names | Baster-pendoring (a), Branddoring (a), False Spike-thorn (e), Intlangwana (x), Mock Spike-thorn (e), Pendoring (a), Umhlangwe (x), Umqaqoba (x), Valspendoring (a), Vuurdoring (a), Wildegranaat (a), Wolwedoring (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | It occurs from Vredenburg Peninsula to the Cape Peninsula, and eastwards along the southern Cape coastal areas to the Eastern Cape, where it extends inland to the vicinity of Tsitsa Falls. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Forest, Fynbos, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in strandveld, coastal fynbos and forest, as well as valley bushveld and thicket. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
Jordaan, M. and Van Wyk, A.E. 1998. Systematic studies in subfamily Celastroideae (Celastraceae) in southern Africa. The genus Putterlickia. South African Journal of Botany 64(6):322-329.
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. Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/02 |
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