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Scientific Name | Maytenus cordata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Synonyms | Celastrus cordatus E.Mey. ex Sond., Gymnosporia cordata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Sim |
Common Names | Umnama (z), Water Silky-bark (e), Water-sybas (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2022/02/13 |
Assessor(s) | R.H. Archer & J.E. Victor |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | This species grows in the understorey of coastal and scarp forest, up to 350 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Maytenus cordata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Maytenus cordata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Archer, R.H. & Victor, J.E. 2022. Maytenus cordata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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