| Scientific Name | Pleurostylia capensis (Turcz.) Loes. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | CELASTRACEAE | Synonyms | Cathastrum capense Turcz., Pleurostylia africana Loes. | Common Names | Bastard Saffron (e), Bastard Saffronwood (e), Bastersaffraanhout (a), Bastersaffran (a), Berghardepeer (a), Berghardepeerhout (a), Bergpeer (a), Bergpeerhout (a), Coffee Hard Pear (e), Coffee Pear (e), Koffiehardepeer (a), Koffiehardepeerhout (a), Koffiepeer (a), Mountain Hard Pear (e), Umbovane (x), Umbovane-ontsaka (x), Umngqangqa (z), Umngqangqa (x), Umthumelela (z), Umthunyelelwa (z), Umthunyelo (x), Umthunywalele (x) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2017/09/06 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | This species is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga | Range | It is widespread across eastern South Africa including Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Grahamstown Grassland Thicket, Albany Mesic Thicket, Lowveld Riverine Forest, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Thornveld, Transkei Coastal Belt, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Maputaland Coastal Belt, Northern Afrotemperate Forest, Sundays Mesic Thicket, Southern Mistbelt Forest, Fish Valley Thicket, Fish Mesic Thicket, Escarpment Mesic Thicket, Crossroads Grassland Thicket, Buffels Valley Thicket, Buffels Mesic Thicket, Baviaans Valley Thicket, Albany Valley Thicket, Sundays Valley Thicket, Northern Zululand Sourveld, Bhisho Thornveld, Eastern Valley Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, Thukela Thornveld, Thukela Valley Bushveld, Legogote Sour Bushveld, Granite Lowveld, Southern Afrotemperate Forest, Zululand Lowveld, South Eastern Coastal Thornveld, Southern Lebombo Bushveld, Mamabolo Mountain Bushveld, Ironwood Dry Forest, Sand Forest, Northern Coastal Forest, Southern Coastal Forest, Scarp Forest, Northern Mistbelt Forest, Zululand Coastal Thornveld | Description | Plants occur in montane and riverine forest, thicket and bushveld. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
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Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pleurostylia capensis (Turcz.) Loes. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Coates Palgrave, M. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern Africa. 3rd Edition. Struik, Cape Town.
Davison, J.D. 1927. Celastraceae. Bothalia 2:289-346.
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.
Schmidt, E., Lotter, M. and McCleland, W. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2017. Pleurostylia capensis (Turcz.) Loes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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