Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Eugenia pusilla N.E.Br.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
MYRTACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Extinct
Assessment Date
2005/02/14
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor & A.E. van Wyk
Justification
Last collected in 1920, and never seen again despite numerous searches. The area where it was last seen have been transformed to wattle plantations.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Mpumalanga
Range
Ermelo.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Grassland
Description
KaNgwane Montane Grassland.
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Eugenia pusilla N.E.Br.Extinct Raimondo et al. (2009)
Eugenia pusilla N.E.Br.Indeterminate Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

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.


Citation
Victor, J.E. & van Wyk, A.E. 2005. Eugenia pusilla N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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