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Scientific Name | Searsia populifolia (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Moffett |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ANACARDIACEAE |
Synonyms | Rhus populifolia E.Mey. ex Sond., Rhus steingroeveri Engl. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/06 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted, but locally common species that is not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species occurs from southern Namibia to the Richtersveld in northern Namaqualand and the lower Gariep Valley. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Plants grow in crevices in granite and dolomite rocks, as well as along dry watercourses. |
Population |
This species is common in the lower Gariep Valley (Moffet 1993).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Searsia populifolia (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Moffett | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Searsia populifolia (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Moffett. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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