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Scientific Name | Dovyalis rotundifolia (Thunb.) Thunb. & Harv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SALICACEAE |
Synonyms | Dovyalis celastroides Sond. |
Common Names | Duinesuurbessie (a), Dune Sourberry (e), Wild Apricot (e), Wine Berry (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/11/04 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | This Eastern Cape endemic has a narrow distribution, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 14 413 km². It is localized on coastal dunes, and is not in danger of extinction. Therefore, it is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species has a narrow distribution along the Eastern Cape coast, from East London to Cape St Francis. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | St Francis Dune Thicket, Hamburg Dune Thicket, Sundays Mesic Thicket, Kasouga Dune Thicket, Grass Ridge Bontveld |
Description | This tree or shrub is found in coastal bush on sand dunes. |
Threats |
| At least 19% (calculated using GIS) of this species' habitat is irreversibly modified due to coastal development. In the Grassridge area, the habitat has been lost to mining and recently installed wind turbines. In some parts of the range, alien invasive plants are present in low densities. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dovyalis rotundifolia (Thunb.) Thunb. & Harv. | 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.
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.
Sleumer, H. 1972. A taxonomic revision of the genus Dovyalis E. Mey. ex Arn. (Flacourtiaceae). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 92(1):64-89.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2021. Dovyalis rotundifolia (Thunb.) Thunb. & Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/16 |
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