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Scientific Name | Ozoroa barbertonensis Retief |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ANACARDIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/30 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, E. Retief & A.E. van Wyk |
Justification | Known from five locations in a restricted area west of Barberton (EOO<200 km²). Potentially threatened by mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Barberton. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Barberton Serpentine Sourveld, Barberton Montane Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland |
Description | Grassland, on rocky hillsides between rocks on white-green band of serpentine soil, 1000 m. |
Threats |
| There is a potential threat of mining of Serpentines in the Barberton area, as these soils are rich in minerals (M. Lötter, pers. comm.). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ozoroa barbertonensis Retief | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ozoroa barbertonensis Retief | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African 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.
Retief, E. 1990. A new species of Ozoroa from the Transvaal. Bothalia 20(2):219-221.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E., Retief, E. & van Wyk, A.E. 2009. Ozoroa barbertonensis Retief. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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