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Scientific Name | Searsia harveyi (Moffett) Moffett |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ANACARDIACEAE |
Synonyms | Rhus harveyi Moffett, Rhus hirta Harv. ex Engl. |
Common Names | Harvey's Currant (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/14 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted species known from less than 10 locations. Potentially threatened by crop cultivation and afforestation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Ithala Nature Reserve and Mbabane (Swaziland). |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Grasslands, rocky sites, among sandstone rocks and quartzitic soils. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Searsia harveyi (Moffett) Moffett | NT D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Rhus harveyi Moffett | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Rhus harveyi Moffett | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Searsia harveyi (Moffett) Moffett. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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