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Scientific Name | Thespesia acutiloba (Baker f.) Exell & Mendonça |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MALVACEAE |
Synonyms | Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa var. acutiloba Baker f. |
Common Names | Iphuphuma (z), Small-leaved Tulip Tree (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species has a restricted range in South Africa, with a national extent of occurrence (EOO) of 13 300 km², but it has been recorded from many locations. It is possibly threatened by habitat loss, degradation and biological resource use in parts of its range, but no significant population decline has been reported or is suspected. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species occurs in Zululand and southern Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Muzi Palm Veld and Wooded Grassland, Maputaland Pallid Sandy Bushveld, Zululand Coastal Thornveld, Zululand Lowveld, Makatini Clay Thicket, Western Maputaland Clay Bushveld, Western Maputaland Sandy Bushveld, Tembe Sandy Bushveld, Northern Coastal Forest, Maputaland Wooded Grassland, Maputaland Coastal Belt, Subtropical Dune Thicket |
Description | It is found in riverine thicket and coastal bush on deep sandy soils near the coast, 0-600 m. |
Threats |
| This species is used in traditional medicine, and wood is used for construction materials (Boon 2010). |
Population |
Land cover data shows no significant habitat loss over three generations. No significant population decline is suspected.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thespesia acutiloba (Baker f.) Exell & Mendonça | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Exell, A.W. 1961. Malvaceae. In: A.W. Exell and H. Wild (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 1 (Part 2):420-511. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Thespesia acutiloba (Baker f.) Exell & Mendonça. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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