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Scientific Name | Uvaria caffra E.Mey. ex Sond. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ANNONACEAE |
Common Names | Idwaba (x), Inkonjane (z), Klein-trospeer (a), Kleinvrug-trospeer (a), Small Cluster Pear (e), Small-fruited Cluster Pear (e), Umazwenda Omnyama (z), Umazwendomnyama (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This widespread species has lost some habitat in the past, but is still common. It is not yet in danger of extinction and is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species occurs from southern Mozambique to the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape coast as far south as the Wild Coast. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in forests, forest margins or valley bushveld in the coastal belt. |
Threats |
| This species has lost habitat to urban expansion and coastal development along the KwaZulu-Natal coast in the past, but recent land cover data shows very little ongoing forest loss across most of its range. Some of its habitat is also infested with alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Uvaria caffra E.Mey. ex Sond. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. and Schmidt, E. 2018. Trees and shrubs Mozambique. Publishing Print Matters, 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.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Uvaria caffra E.Mey. ex Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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