|
Scientific Name | Rapanea gilliana (Sond.) Mez |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MYRSINACEAE |
Synonyms | Myrsine gilliana Sond. |
Common Names | Dwarf Cape Beech (e), Dwarf Cape-beech (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/03 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | EOO 2940 km², 15 small, severely fragmented subpopulations continue to decline due to coastal development, alien plant invasion, and industrial development at Coega. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | St. Francis Bay to Port Alfred. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Algoa Sandstone Fynbos, St Francis Dune Thicket, Hamburg Dune Thicket, Sundays Mesic Thicket, Kasouga Dune Thicket, Grass Ridge Bontveld |
Description | Coastal sand dunes. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rapanea gilliana (Sond.) Mez | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Rapanea gilliana (Sond.) Mez | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Rapanea gilliana (Sond.) Mez | Vulnerable | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.
|
Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2006. Rapanea gilliana (Sond.) Mez. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
Comment on this assessment
