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Scientific Name | Searsia pallens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Moffett |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ANACARDIACEAE |
Synonyms | Rhus excisa Thunb. var. emarginata Sond., Rhus pallens Eckl. & Zeyh., Rhus plicaefolia Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Common Names | Bleekkoeniebos (a), Ribbed Kuni-bush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/06 |
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, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West, Western Cape |
Range | It is widespread across eastern and southern South Africa, from southern Mpumalanga through KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape to near Robertson in the Western Cape. A disjunct population occurs in the Magaliesberg, extending to south-eastern Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Savanna, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Plants grow in valley bushveld, dry forest margins, and rock outcrops in karroid shrublands, thicket and renosterveld. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Searsia pallens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Moffett | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
Moffett, R.O. 1993. Rhus. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 19 Part 3: Anacardiaceae, Fascicle 1:1-129. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Moffett, R.O. 2007. Name changes in the Old World Rhus and recognition of Searsia (Anacardiaceae). Bothalia 37(2):165-175.
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. Searsia pallens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Moffett. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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