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Scientific Name | Combretum stylesii O.Maurin, Jordaan & A.E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | COMBRETACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/18 |
Assessor(s) | O. Maurin, D. Styles & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A highly localized species, known from 10 km stretch within the Tugela River Valley. Plants at an estimated two to five locations are declining due to harvesting for fuel for subsistence living. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Tugela River Valley. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Valley Bushveld |
Description | Eastern Valley Bushveld. |
Threats |
| Threatened by gathering of wood for subsistence rural use. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Combretum stylesii O.Maurin, Jordaan & A.E.van Wyk | EN B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Maurin, O., van Wyk, A.E., Jordaan, M. and van der Bank, M. 2011. A new species of Combretum section Ciliatipetala (Combretaceae) from southern Africa, with a key to the regional members of the section. South African Journal of Botany 77(1):105-111.
Mucina, L. and Rutherford, M.C. (eds). 2006. The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Maurin, O., Styles, D. & Raimondo, D. 2014. Combretum stylesii O.Maurin, Jordaan & A.E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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