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Scientific Name | Olinia radiata Hofmeyr & E.Phillips |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OLINIACEAE |
Common Names | Forest Hard-pear (e), Umzaneno (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/02/28 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Olinia radiata is widespread with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 103 839 km². It is not in danger of extinction, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is endemic and widespread across eastern South Africa, from the Blyde River Canyon north-east of Lydenburg in Mpumalanga to Umtata in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Coastal Forest, Scarp Forest, Northern Mistbelt Forest, Southern Mistbelt Forest |
Description | It occurs in mistbelt and afromontane forest. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Olinia radiata. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Olinia radiata Hofmeyr & E.Phillips | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Olinia radiata Hofmeyr & E.Phillips | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Coates Palgrave, K. 1977. Trees of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Olinia radiata Hofmeyr & E.Phillips. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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