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Scientific Name | Olinia capensis (Jacq.) Klotzsch |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OLINIACEAE |
Synonyms | Olinia acuminata Klotzsch |
Common Names | Cape Hard-pear (e), Rooibessie (a), Rooibessieboom (a), Rooibessiehout (a), Wildepeer (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/08 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama, D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread species that is not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs from the Vredenburg Peninsula to the Cape Peninsula, and eastwards to the Kei River Mouth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Forest, Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow on forests, forest margins, coastal scrub and rocky hills. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species (Sebola and Balkwill 2013). |
Population |
This species occurs in scattered subpopulations, but can be locally abundant (Sebola and Balkwill 2013).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Olinia capensis (Jacq.) Klotzsch | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
Sebola, R.J. and Balkwill, K. 2013. A monographic study of the Oliniaceae. Kew Bulletin 68(3):419-456.
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Citation |
| Manyama, P.A., Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2018. Olinia capensis (Jacq.) Klotzsch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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