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Scientific Name | Dovyalis lucida Sim |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SALICACEAE |
Common Names | Blinkblaarsuurbessie (a), Glossy Dovyalis (e), Glossy Sourberry (e), Muhoholosa-lulimi (v), Munwevha (v) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Dovyalis lucida is a widespread and common species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is widespread across the eastern escarpment of South Africa, from the Soutpansberg to Grahamstown. It is also known from isolated populations in eastern Zimbabwe and central Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Scarp Forest, Northern Mistbelt Forest, Southern Mistbelt Forest, Northern Afrotemperate Forest |
Description | It occurs in Afromontane forest. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dovyalis lucida Sim | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Killick, D.J.B. and Langenegger, J.E. 1976. Flacourtiaceae. In: J.H. Ross (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 22:53-92. Botanical Research 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.
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. Dovyalis lucida Sim. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/23 |
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