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Scientific Name | Searsia pygmaea (Moffett) Moffett |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ANACARDIACEAE |
Synonyms | Rhus pygmaea Moffett |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | M. Lötter, J.E. Burrows & L. von Staden |
Justification | One of the rarest members of the genus, known from a very small area (EOO 32.5 km²) from three locations. Potentially threatened by dam construction, mining and urban expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Barberton. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Barberton Serpentine Sourveld, Barberton Montane Grassland |
Description | Grassland, restricted to amphibolite serpentine soils, 1950 m. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Searsia pygmaea (Moffett) Moffett | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Moffett, R.O. 1990. A taxonomic study of Rhus (Anacardiaceae) in Southern Africa. Unpublished PhD Thesis., University of Stellenbosch.
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.
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 |
| Lötter, M., Burrows, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2006. Searsia pygmaea (Moffett) Moffett. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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