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Scientific Name | Olinia huillensis Welw. ex A.Fern. & R.Fern. subsp. burttdavii Sebola |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OLINIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable C2a(i) |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/08 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, L. von Staden, J.E. Burrows & R.J. Sebola |
Justification | EOO 7584 km², known from between 10 and 20 locations. Subpopulations are typically small, consisting of fewer than 100 trees, we suspect that the overall population numbers fewer than 10 000 individuals. Decline due to habitat loss to crop cultivation and degradation of habitat as a result of livestock overgrazing is ongoing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Eastern escarpment of South Africa from Tzaneen to Lydenburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Scarp Forest, Northern Mistbelt Forest, Northern Afrotemperate Forest |
Description | Windswept rocky outcrops in the high-altitude mistbelt. |
Threats |
| Subpopulations and habitat has been lost in the past to afforestation and crop cultivation, decline is ongoing due to crop cultivation and livestock overgrazing. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Olinia huillensis Welw. ex A.Fern. & R.Fern. subsp. burttdavii Sebola | VU C2a(i) | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
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. 2009. Numerical phenetic analysis of Olinia rochetiana sensu lato (Oliniaceae). Kew Bulletin 64:95-121.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Burrows, J.E. & Sebola, R.J. 2014. Olinia huillensis Welw. ex A.Fern. & R.Fern. subsp. burttdavii Sebola. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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