Koko Tree

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CELASTRACEAE
Synonyms
Aerisilvaea serrata Radcl.-Sm., Celastrus undatus Thunb., Gymnosporia fasciculata (Tul.) Loes., Gymnosporia peglerae Davison, Gymnosporia undata (Thunb.) Szyszyl., Gymnosporia zeyheri (Sond.) Davison, Maytenus fasciculata (Tul.) Loes.
Common Names
Idohame (z), Igqwabali (z), Indabulaluvalo (z), Inqayi Elibomvu (z), Inqayi-elibomvu (z), Inqayi-elibomvu (x), Koko (a), Koko Tree (e), Kokoboom (a), Mokokono (ns), Morokgwa (ns), Saffraan (a), Saffraanhout (a), South African Holly (e), Transvaal Holly (e), Transvaalsaffraan (a), Transvaalsaffraanhout (a), Umgora (x), Umkokane (x), Umkokuza (x), Umnqayimpofu (x), Umnqayi-mpofu (x), Umqaqeba Wehlathi (x)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2008/01/15
Assessor(s)
V.L. Williams, D. Raimondo, N.R. Crouch, A.B. Cunningham, C.R. Scott-Shaw, M. Lötter & A.M. Ngwenya
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Maytenus undata (Thunb.) BlakelockLeast 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.


Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora 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.


Robson, N.K.B. 1966. Celastraceae. In: A.W. Exell, A. Fernandes and H. Wild (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 2 (Part 2):355-417. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.


Citation
Williams, V.L., Raimondo, D., Crouch, N.R., Cunningham, A.B., Scott-Shaw, C.R., Lötter, M. & Ngwenya, A.M. 2008. Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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