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Scientific Name | Allophylus dregeanus (Sond.) De Winter |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SAPINDACEAE |
Synonyms | Allophylus monophylla Radlk., Schmidelia dregeana Sond., Schmidelia monophylla C.Presl |
Common Names | Bos-bastertaaibos (a), Enkelblaar-bastertaaibos (a), Enkelblaar-valstaaibos (a), Forest Bastard Currant (e), Forest False Currant (e), Ilitiye (x), Simple-leaved False Currant (e), Umcandathambo (x), Umntathasane (z), Umthathazana (z), Uthabathani (x) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/10/05 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Allophylus dregeanus is widespread with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 85 153 km². It is not in danger of extinction, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from the Zululand and the Maputaland coast to East London. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Scarp Forest, Umtiza Forest Thicket, Hamburg Dune Thicket, Subtropical Dune Thicket, Maputaland Coastal Belt, Maputaland Wooded Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, Transkei Coastal Belt, Lowveld Riverine Forest, Swamp Forest, Buffels Mesic Thicket, Southern Mistbelt Forest, South Eastern Coastal Thornveld, Southern Coastal Forest, Northern Coastal Forest, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Zululand Lowveld, Thukela Valley Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, Eastern Valley Bushveld, Northern Afrotemperate Forest |
Description | It occurs in forest margins in coastal and mistbelt forests. |
Threats |
| Threats to Allophylus dregeanus includes habitat degradation, habitat loss and invasive alien species. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Allophylus dregeanus (Sond.) De Winter | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
De Winter, B. 1954. The nomenclature of species of Allophylus in South Africa. Bothalia 6(2):407-408.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Allophylus dregeanus (Sond.) De Winter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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