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Scientific Name | Brachylaena ilicifolia (Lam.) E.Phillips & Schweick. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Baccharis ilicifolia Lam., Brachylaena racemosa (Thunb.) DC., Tarchonanthus racemosus Thunb. |
Common Names | Bitterblaar (a), Hulsbitterblaar (a), Small-leaved Silver-oak (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Brachylaena ilicifolia is widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species occurs from northern KwaZulu-Natal interior and Swaziland to the Lang Kloof in the Eastern Cape. An isolated subpopulation occurs in Sekhukhuneland on the border between Mpumalanga and Limpopo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Savanna |
Description | It occurs in bushveld, thicket and on rock outcrops in dry river valleys. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachylaena ilicifolia (Lam.) E.Phillips & Schweick. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Beentje, H.J. 2000. The genus Brachylaena (Compositae: Mutisieae). Kew Bulletin 55(1):1-41.
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, 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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Brachylaena ilicifolia (Lam.) E.Phillips & Schweick. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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