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Scientific Name | Turraea pulchella (Harms) T.D.Penn. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MELIACEAE |
Synonyms | Nurmonia pulchella Harms |
Common Names | Kanferfoelie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable A2c; B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/09/28 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw & L. von Staden |
Justification | A population reduction of >30% is estimated based on 30-50% habitat loss in the past 100 years (generation length estimated as ± 40 years). Current EOO 2800-6500 km², but this estimate is very uncertain, and could also be as much as 18 000 km² if more subpopulations are found in the poorly explored Pondoland area. There is a continuing decline in quality of habitat, number of mature individuals, locations and subpopulations mainly due to urban expansion and woody encroachment of its grassland habitat. Remaining subpopulations are severely fragmented. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | First collected near Kentani, but never found there again. Currently known from around Durban and near the Umtamvuna River in southern KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Thornveld, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland |
Description | Sandstone grasslands, often near the boundary with thicket or Valley Bushveld above river gorges, or on top of sandstone plateau, 300-650 m. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Turraea pulchella (Harms) T.D.Penn. | VU A2c; B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Turraea pulchella (Harms) T.D.Penn. | VU | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Turraea pulchella (Harms) T.D.Penn. | Vulnerable | 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.
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. Turraea pulchella (Harms) T.D.Penn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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