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Scientific Name | Searsia transvaalensis (Engl.) Moffett |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ANACARDIACEAE |
Synonyms | Rhus eburnea Schönland, Rhus transvaalensis Engl. |
Common Names | Escarpment Karee (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and 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 | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | It is found in Soutpansberg southwards along the Mpumalanga Drakensberg Escarpment to Barberton, western Swaziland and northern KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in forest margins, streamsides and rocky outcrops. |
Population |
This species is common in the Soutpansberg and along the eastern escarpment (Moffet 1993).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Searsia transvaalensis (Engl.) Moffett | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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 transvaalensis (Engl.) Moffett. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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