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Scientific Name | Maytenus oleoides (Lam.) Loes. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Synonyms | Celastrus laurinus Thunb., Gymnosporia laurina (Thunb.) Szyszyl., Gymnosporia monococca Davison, Maytenus monococca (Davison) Loes, Scytophyllum laurinum (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Common Names | Brilbos (a), Klip-kersbos (a), Klipkershout (a), Klip-kershout (a), Lepelbos (a), Lepelhout (a), Lepelhoutbos (a), Rock Candlewood (e), Rock Cherrywood (e), Rock False Candlewood (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and common species that is not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs from Northern Namaqualand to the Cape Peninsula and eastwards to the Winterhoek Mountains inland of Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Plants grow in rocky slopes in mountain fynbos, renosterveld and succulent karoo. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Maytenus oleoides (Lam.) Loes. | LC | 2020.1 | | Maytenus oleoides (Lam.) Loes. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Maytenus monococca (Davison) Loes | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Coates Palgrave, M. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern Africa. 3rd Edition. Struik, Cape Town.
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.
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.
Marais, W. 1960. An enumeration of the Maytenus species of southern Africa. Bothalia 7:381-386.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Maytenus oleoides (Lam.) Loes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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