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Scientific Name | Maytenus deflexa (Sprague) E.Schmidt bis & Jordaan |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Synonyms | Gymnosporia deflexa Sprague |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/10/28 |
Assessor(s) | R.H. Archer & J.E. Victor |
Justification | This tree species has a very wide distribution, and is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species has a wide distribution in South Africa and is know n from Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, and Eastern Cape provinces. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | It occurs in forests, wooded kloofs, and on riverbanks. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Maytenus deflexa (Sprague) E.Schmidt bis & Jordaan | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bredenkamp, C.L. 2019. A flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41. 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 |
| Archer, R.H. & Victor, J.E. 2021. Maytenus deflexa (Sprague) E.Schmidt bis & Jordaan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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