Swaziland National Trust Commission - Swaziland's Threatened Flora

Expand all ~ Collapse all

Home
- Home
- Introduction
- News
- Weekly Feature
- Background
  - Background
  - Obituary
- Objectives
- Volunteers
- Website Contributors
- Funding
- Discussions
- Reference Material
- Links
- Photos
- Updates
- Site Map
- Contact
Tourism
- Tourism
- Visiting Swaziland
- Visiting SNTC Areas
  - Visiting SNTC Areas
  - Attractions
  - Activities
  - Facilities
  - Bookings
  - Tariffs
  - FAQs
- The Lubombo Route
- Interactive Maps
Cultural Resources
- Cultural Resources
- Museum
- National Monuments
- Archaeology
  - Archaeology
  - Swaziland Archaeology
  - Mlawula Archaeology
  - Malolotja Archaeology
  - Rock Art
- King Sobhuza II Memorial Park
  - King Sobhuza II Memorial Park
  - KSMP preview
- Mantenga Cultural Village
- Swazi Culture
  - Swazi Culture
  - The Umhlanga
  - The Incwala
  - Swazi Lifestyle
- Swazi History
Nature Reserves
- Nature Reserves
- Malolotja
  - Malolotja
  - Malolotja Climate
  - Malolotja Geology
  - Malolotja Geomorphology
  - Malolotja Soils
  - Malolotja Hydrology
  - Malolotja Flora
  - Malolotja Fauna
- Hawane
- Mantenga
  - Mantenga
  - Mantenga Flora
  - Mantenga Fauna
- Mlawula
  - Mlawula
  - Mlawula Climate
  - Mlawula Geology
  - Mlawula Geomorphology
  - Mlawula Soils
  - Mlawula Hydrology
  - Mlawula Flora
  - Mlawula Fauna
- Other Protected Areas
- Proposed Reserves
Biodiversity
- Biodiversity
- Swaziland's Flora
  - Swaziland's Flora
  - Threatened Flora
  - Flora Checklist
  - Flora Database
  - Tree Atlas
  - Alien Plants
  - Alien Plants Database
- Swaziland's Fauna
  - Swaziland's Fauna
  - Threatened Fauna
    - Threatened Fauna
    - Red Data Lists
  - Fauna Checklists
- Research Projects
Programmes
- Programmes
- Park Management
- Education
- Community Outreach
- Research
  - Research
  - Malolotja Research
  - Hawane Research
  - Mlawula Research
    - Mlawula Research
    - Fixed Point Photos
  - Mantenga Research
- BCPD
- Wetlands
- TFCAs
Legislation

SWAZILAND'S BIODIVERSITY: Swaziland's Threatened Flora

Information on the flora of Swaziland has been gradually improving over the years, resulting in better information on which to base lists of threatened species.

The list of species included in the Southern African Plant Red Data Lists, published by SABONET in 2002 (see Flora Red Data Lists) is already in need of an update, and on a global level, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species information is even more out of date.

The legislation for the protection of indigenous flora was updated in 2000.

This replaced The Flora Protection Act of 1952.

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists the following threatened species for Swaziland:

IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 30 October 2011

Extinct in the wild

Encephalartos relictus P.J.H.Hurter
ver. 3.1 (2009)

Critically Endangered

Encephalartos laevifolius Stapf & Burtt Davy
Kaapsehoop Cycad
A2acde+4acde
ver. 3.1 (2009)
Encephalartos heenanii R.A.Dyer
Heenan's Cycad, Woolly Cycad
B1ab(ii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iv,v)
ver. 3.1 (2009)

Endangered

Warburgia salutaris (Bertol.f.) Chiov.
Muranga, Pepper Bark Tree
A1acd
ver. 2.3 (1998)
Encephalartos umbeluziensis R.A.Dyer
Umbeluzi Cycad
B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v);C1
ver. 3.1 (2009)
Encephalartos lebomboensis I.Verd.
Lebombo Cycad
A2acd;B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v)
ver. 3.1 (2009)

Vulnerable

Prunus africana (Hook f.) Kalkman
Red Stinkwood
A1cd
ver. 2.3 (1998)
Ocotea kenyensis (Chiov.) Robyns
A1cd
ver. 2.3 (1998)
Encephalartos senticosus Vorster
Jozini Cycad
A2acd;C1
ver. 3.1 (2009)
Encephalartos paucidentatus Stapf & Burtt Davy
Barberton Cycad
A2acd;B1ab(i,iii,iv,v);C1
ver. 3.1 (2009)
Encephalartos ngoyanus I.Verd.
Ngoye Cycad, Ngoye Dwarf Cycad
A4acd;C1
ver. 3.1 (2009)
Encephalartos aplanatus Vorster
A2acd;B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v);C1
ver. 3.1 (2009)

Data Deficient

Psoralea arborea Sims
ver. 2.3 (1998)
Cassipourea swaziensis Compton
ver. 2.3 (1998)

NEWS
Magadzavane Lodge - Valentines Weekend Special

WEEKLY FEATURE
World Wetlands Day

QUICK LINKS
Site Map
Contact
Links
Reference Material
Discussions
Updates

RELATED PAGES
Malolotja Flora
Mlawula Flora