Small-leaved Saffron

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Elaeodendron zeyheri Spreng. ex Turcz.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CELASTRACEAE
Synonyms
Cassine crocea of other authors, not of Thunb. (misapplied name), Cassine parvifolia E.Mey., Crocoxylon croceum of other authors, not of Thunb. (misapplied name), Crocoxylon excelsum Eckl. & Zeyh., Elaeodendron croceum of other authors, not of Thunb. (misapplied name), Elaeodendron excelsum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Ettingsh., Salacia zeyheri Planch. ex Harv.
Common Names
Fynblaar-saffraan (a), Kleinblaar-saffraan (a), Red Saffron (e), Small-leaved Saffron (e), Umbomvane (x), Umbovana (x), Ummaqundeni (x), Umthunyalele (x)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2008/03/10
Assessor(s)
V.L. Williams & J.E. Victor
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Elaeodendron zeyheri Spreng. ex Turcz.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Elaeodendron zeyheri Spreng. ex Turcz.Not Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
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.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.


Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.


Citation
Williams, V.L. & Victor, J.E. 2008. Elaeodendron zeyheri Spreng. ex Turcz. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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