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Scientific Name | Searsia kwazuluana (Moffett) Moffett |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ANACARDIACEAE |
Synonyms | Rhus kwazuluana Moffett |
Common Names | KwaZulu-Dwarf Currant (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/15 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 4800 km², occurs as scattered individuals. No significant threats. The sandy, nutrient-poor soils in which it grows are not suitable for crop cultivation and most subpopulations are protected within three large nature reserves. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Mkuze to St Lucia to Tembe, probably also southern Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tembe Sandy Bushveld, Southern Lebombo Bushveld, Maputaland Wooded Grassland, Maputaland Coastal Belt |
Description | Sandy coastal grasslands as well as stony hilltop grasslands and woodlands. |
Threats |
| Although heavy selective grazing may account for the absence of this species in the Mbazwana area (Scott-Shaw 1999), there are at present no serious threats to this species (C.R. Scott-Shaw pers. comm. 2007). The sandy soils in which it grows is not suitable for agriculture (they are very nutrient poor) and most populations are protected within three large nature reserves. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, Mkuze Game Reserve and Tembe Elephant Park. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Searsia kwazuluana (Moffett) Moffett | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Rhus kwazuluana Moffett | VU D2 | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Rhus kwazuluana 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. & von Staden, L. 2007. Searsia kwazuluana (Moffett) Moffett. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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