Marula

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst. subsp. caffra (Sond.) Kokwaro
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ANACARDIACEAE
Synonyms
Commiphora subglauca Engl., Sclerocarya birrea in sense of Van der Veken, not of (A.Rich.) Hochst. (misapplied name), Sclerocarya caffra Sond., Sclerocarya schweinfurthiana Schinz
Common Names
Cider Tree (e), Maeroola (a), Maroela (a), Maroelaboom (a), Maroola (e), Marula (e), Moroelaboom (a), Morula (ns), Morula (tw), Mufula (v), Nkanyi (ts), Umganu (z)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2008/01/15
Assessor(s)
V.L. Williams, D. Raimondo, N.R. Crouch, A.B. Cunningham, C.R. Scott-Shaw, M. Lötter, A.M. Ngwenya & C. Helm
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst. subsp. caffra (Sond.) KokwaroLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.


Fernandes, R. and Fernandes, A. 1966. Anacardiaceae. In: A.W. Exell, A. Fernandes and H. Wild (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 2 (Part 2):550-615. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.


Mander, M. 1998. Marketing of indigenous medicinal plants in South Africa: a case study in KwaZulu-Natal. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.


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.


Shone, A.K. 1979. Notes on the marula. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Bulletin 58:1-89. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Pretoria.


Twine, W. 2004. Medicinal bark harvesting and yields in woodlands: a case study from southern Maputaland. In: M.J. Lawes, H.A.C. Eeley, C.M. Shackleton and B.G.S. Geach (eds.), Indigenous Forests and Woodlands in South Africa: Policy, People and Practice (pp. 533-537), University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.


Citation
Williams, V.L., Raimondo, D., Crouch, N.R., Cunningham, A.B., Scott-Shaw, C.R., Lötter, M., Ngwenya, A.M. & Helm, C. 2008. Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst. subsp. caffra (Sond.) Kokwaro. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31

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