Red Bitterberry

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Strychnos henningsii Gilg
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
LOGANIACEAE
Synonyms
Strychnos albersii Gilg & Busse, Strychnos barbata Chiov. (later homonym), not of Hill (1909), Strychnos elliottii Gilg & Busse, Strychnos holstii Gilg var. procera (Gilg & Busse) P.A.Duvign., Strychnos holstii Gilg var. reticulata (Burtt Davy & Honoré) P.A.Duvign. forma condensata P.A.Duvign., Strychnos holstii Gilg var. reticulata (Burtt Davy & Honoré) P.A.Duvign. forma laxiuscula P.A.Duvign., Strychnos ligustroides Gossw. & Mendonça, Strychnos myrcioides S.Moore, Strychnos pauciflora Gilg, Strychnos procera Gilg & Busse, Strychnos reticulata Burtt Davy & Honoré, Strychnos sennensis Baker
Common Names
Bosolienhout (a), Coffee Hard Pear (e), Coffee-bean Strychnos (e), Hard Pear (e), Hardepeer (a), Hardepeerhout (a), Koffiehardepeer (a), Koffiehardepeerhout (a), Muramba-kolodza (v), Natal Teak (e), Panda's Walking-stick Tree (e), Red Bitterberry (e), Rooibitterbessie (a), Shitvarhi (ts), Umanana (z), Umanono (x), Umnono (z), Umnonono (x), Umqalothi (z)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/06/30
Assessor(s)
W. Foden & L. Potter
Justification
This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Strychnos henningsii GilgLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
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.


Citation
Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Strychnos henningsii Gilg. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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