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Scientific Name | Monanthotaxis caffra (Sond.) Verdc. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ANNONACEAE |
Synonyms | Guatteria caffra Sond., Popowia caffra (Sond.) Benth. |
Common Names | Dwaba-berry (e), Dwababessie (a), Idwabe (x), Isidwaba (x), Ithunganhlanzi (z), Iviriga (x), Mkonjane (z), Umavumba (z), Umazwenda Omhlophe (z), Umazwende (z), Umgogawezinhlanya (z), Umgogi Wezihlanya (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/25 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | Its distribution is widespread across eastern South Africa, extending to Swaziland and southern Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Scarp Forest, Northern Coastal Forest, Subtropical Dune Thicket, Lowveld Riverine Forest, Makatini Clay Thicket, Eastern Valley Bushveld, Ohrigstad Mountain Bushveld, Umtiza Forest Thicket, Maputaland Wooded Grassland, Northern Afrotemperate Forest, Southern Mistbelt Forest, Northern Mistbelt Forest, Southern Coastal Forest, Sand Forest, Buffels Mesic Thicket, Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld, Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld, Barberton Serpentine Sourveld, Swaziland Sour Bushveld, Southern Lebombo Bushveld, Tembe Sandy Bushveld, Western Maputaland Clay Bushveld, Maputaland Pallid Sandy Bushveld, Muzi Palm Veld and Wooded Grassland, Tshokwane-Hlane Basalt Lowveld, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, Ironwood Dry Forest |
Description | Plants grow in subtropical thicket or forest understorey. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Monanthotaxis caffra (Sond.) Verdc. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Coates Palgrave, M. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern Africa. 3rd Edition. Struik, 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.
Robson, N.K.B. 1960. Annonaceae. In: A.W. Exell and H. Wild (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 1 (Part 1):104-149. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
Schmidt, E., Lotter, M. and McCleland, W. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana, Johannesburg.
Sonder, W. 1859. Anonaceae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis I (Ranunculaceae-Connaraceae):7-9. Hodges, Smith and Co., Dublin.
Verdcourt, B. 1971. Notes on East African Annonaceae. Kew Bulletin 25(1):1-34.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Monanthotaxis caffra (Sond.) Verdc. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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