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Scientific Name | Eugenia simii Dummer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MYRTACEAE |
Synonyms | Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. subsp. simii (Dummer) F.White |
Common Names | River Myrtle (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2005/08/19 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, C.R. Scott-Shaw & A.E. van Wyk |
Justification | EOO<4500 km², known from fewer than ten locations, there is continuing decline in habitat quality and the number of mature individuals due to dam construction and water extraction for crop irrigation that affect the hydromorphic characteristics of river banks. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Mainly southern KwaZulu-Natal and Pondoland. Disjunct records from near Vryheid in northern KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Valley Bushveld, Thukela Thornveld, Swaziland Sour Bushveld, Northern Coastal Forest, Scarp Forest, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Thornveld, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland |
Description | Rocky banks of rivers. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eugenia simii Dummer | VU B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eugenia simii Dummer | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Eugenia simii Dummer | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
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 |
| Victor, J.E., Scott-Shaw, C.R. & van Wyk, A.E. 2005. Eugenia simii Dummer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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