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Scientific Name | Searsia sekhukhuniensis (Moffett) Moffett |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ANACARDIACEAE |
Synonyms | Rhus sekhukhuniensis Moffett |
Common Names | Sekhukhune Karee (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/07/29 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A.E. van Wyk |
Justification | A habitat specialist restricted to the Sekhukhuneland centre of endemism. No known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Sekhukhuneland, Roossenekal to Steelpoort. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Sekhukhune Mountain Bushveld, Ohrigstad Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Rocky hillsides in bushveld, on pyroxenitic substrates of the eastern rim of Bushveld Igneous Complex. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Searsia sekhukhuniensis (Moffett) Moffett | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Rhus sekhukhuniensis Moffett | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & van Wyk, A.E. 2014. Searsia sekhukhuniensis (Moffett) Moffett. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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