Information extracted from Southern African Plant Red Data Lists, Ed. Janice Golding, Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 14, 2002.

The information in this publication was based on previous red data publications, herbarium specimen data, combined with three workshops held between September 2000 and March 2001, involving participants familiar with plants in Eswatini.

Further botanical work carried out in Eswatini has provided more information on a number of species, so some of the information in this publication is now out of date.

Further information is available in the Flora Database for each species by clicking on each species name.

Extinct/Extinct in the Wild

Dierama elatum
Status: EX Known only from the type collection of 1910 (Stewart 10 K & SAM). Material inadequate, and it may possibly be a hybrid or an albino form (taxonomy uncertain).

Pachycarpus stelliceps
Status: EX Endemism: Endemic Distribution: Mbabane Only known from the type collection made near Mbabane. Reported to be extinct.

Ceropegia swazica
Status: EX? Endemism: Near endemic? Distribution: Rocky hills northeast of Mbabane, (Malandzela Area, on the road to Maphalaleni) Known from two records in Swaziland by Compton and Kemp in Mbabane. Update (January 2011): Observed in the wild, Pine Val

Encephalartos relictus
Status: EXW Endemism: Endemic Distribution: Malto Alto (10 km west), Muti Muti farm It is now known only in cultivation.

Critically Endangered

Encephalartos ngoyanus
Status: CR C2aD In Swaziland, it is known from a single locality as the distribution literally tips into Swaziland. The locality is not threatened, and no people live in that area. May become threatened by illegal collectors.

Encephalartos laevifolius
Status: CR A2deB2bD Threats: Pest/disease Distribution: Malolotja In Swaziland, the effects of a pathogen are evident. Threatened by illegal collectors.

Encephalartos heenanii
Status: CR A1acdC2a Threats: Collection Distribution: Ngwenya Ridge, Malolotja In 1985, 100 plants were counted. In 1999, only 20 plants could be located. These plants are known from a locality where no recruitment seems to be taking place. A few years

Encephalartos umbeluziensis
Status: CR A1acdA2cB1B2abcde Threats: Collection Distribution: Umbeluzi Gorge of Mlawula Occurs in the shade of Androstachys johnsonii forest. This species used to be extremely common, but this has changed. The species has suffered massive decline in t

Kniphofia umbrina
Status: CR B1B2ce Endemism: Near endemic Threats: Habitat degradation Distribution: Mbabane, Forbes Reef, Hwane Confined to small area near Mbabane. Only eight very small subpopulations are known. It is highly fragmented and declining due to habitat d

Kniphofia tysonii subsp. lebomboensis
Status: CR A2B1B2bceC1C2b Endemism: Near endemic Threats: Collection, alien plant infestation, road network Distribution: Lebombo (South of Stegi) Grew in a pan, but a road has been developed near the locality. High density area. Used for its medicina

Cheirostylis nuda
Status: CR B1B2cC2b Threats: Mining Distribution: Bomvu Ridge (Ngwenya Mountain— Malolotja) Appears to be extremely rare everywhere. There is apparently only a single collection from Swaziland. Also known from dune forest in South Africa, and as far af

Celtis mildbraedii
Status: CR B1B2cC2a Distribution: Mlawula, Jilobi (east of Siteki), Forbes Reef Very rare in South Africa’s KwaZulu Natal and elsewhere. Known from a few small forest patches in Swaziland.

Ficus sansibarica subsp. sansibarica
Status: CR B1B2cC2a Distribution: Sihoya

Crassula vaginata subsp. minuta
Status: CR A1cB1B2ab Endemism: Near endemic Threats: Urban expansion, habitat degradation Distribution: North of Mbabane (possibly Nkwalini landfill site) Found on rocky granite hills. Could be extirpated in the next five to ten years. Landfill site i

Euphorbia keithii
Status: CR B1B2ceC2a Endemism: Near endemic Threats: Agriculture, urban expansion, habitat degradation, forestry exploitation, harvesting, alien plant infestation Distribution: Stegi, Usuthu Gorge (?), Sitsatsaweni (northeast of Siteki), Oribi Ranch, M

Warburgia salutaris
Status: CR A1bcd Threats: Collection Distribution: Malolotja, possibly in Lomati Valley Only six trees observed outside protected areas in Swaziland (as reported by conservation authorities in Swaziland). Very few individuals in protected areas, but th

Syncolostemon comptonii
Status: CR A1cB1B2a Endemism: Endemic Threats: Damming Distribution: Malolotja, Maguga Threatened by construction of a new dam at Maguga. The species is known from only a single locality.

Gardenia thunbergia
Status: CR C2b Threats: Deforestation Distribution: Jilobi Forest (Lebombo) This species is very well represented outside Swaziland, common in coastal areas from as far afield as the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Only a few individuals seen. Known from

Bachmannia woodii
Status: CR B1B2cC2a Distribution: Jilobi Only one record for this species in Swaziland.

Endangered

Encephalartos lebomboensis
Status: EN A1acdeA2deB1B2abcde Threats: Harvesting, collection Distribution: Mangana, Mbuzini, Malto Alto, Lebombo, Stataweni, Mangana All the localities mentioned are primarily relicts. Subpopulations suffered a measurable decline. In 1981, the subpop

Encephalartos aplanatus
Status: EN A1acdB2abcde Distribution: Mlawula, Goba road just north of Siteki, South of Siteki toward the farm Muti Muti, previously on Muti Muti This species is also known from Mozambique. This species was described from a subpopulation of about six in

Bowiea volubilis subsp. volubilis
Status: EN A1d Threats: Collection Being severely depleted in Swaziland. Many extinct localities. Used for treating fractures (medicinal). Very common on market places. Known from outside Swaziland. Also heavily utilised in South Africa.

Aloe albida
Status: EN B1B2cde Endemism: Near endemic Distribution: Malolotja, Piggs Peak Tips into Swaziland from the Barberton area in South Africa. Barberton is the type locality. Apparently only one locality outside Swaziland.

Aloe chortolirioides var. chortolirioides
Status: EN B1B2abC2a Distribution: Bulembu area, Barberton Mountains, Malolotja, Hawane Waterfall, Piggs Peak (gold mine) On rocky open outcops. Is a fire dependent species. listed as Rare for Swaziland in previous RDLs. The red form is found in the Bul

Aloe dewetii
Status: EN A1acd Threats: Collection Distribution: Hlatikulu (Grand Valley) Listed by WCMC’s RDL as Vulnerable for Swaziland and previously Rare. Previously found in the Hlatikulu (1970s), but could not be found there recently. Is a spotted leaf aloe e

Cyrtanthus nutans
Status: EN A1c Threats: Damming Distribution: Komati Bridge, Magwya Farm area, between Piggs Peak and Mbabane

Siphonochilus aethiopicus
Status: EN A1d Threats: Collection Distribution: Malolotja, Balegane, Komati Valley, Piggs Peak Generally heavily utilised everywhere. Was on the previous Swaziland RDL as Rare. The Malalotja subpopulation is well known and utilised by local herbalist

Disa intermedia
Status: EN B1B2cC2a Endemism: Endemic Threats: Habitat degradation Distribution: Forbes Reef, near Mbabane, Malolotja, near Oshoek Grows at an altitude of 1,000 m. Was considered to be common at one time, but due to continued habitat destruction, it i

Celtis gomphophylla
Status: EN D B1 B2c C2a Distribution: Jilobi, Carmichael’s Farm, Muti Muti More common than Celtis mildbraedii. Only in South Africa according to PRECIS.

Protea comptonii
Status: EN B1B2cD Endemism: Near endemic? Distribution: Bulembu, Malolotja One outlying subpopulation in KwaZulu Natal (South Africa), although more common in northern and northeastern parts of South Africa.

Prunus africana
Status: EN C2aD Distribution: Near Malolotja (Forbes Reef), near and in Mbabane Also known from South Africa (KwaZulu Natal) and further afield. Is widely utilised for its medicinal purposes.

Heywoodia lucens
Status: EN B1B2cC2aD Distribution: Jilobi, Siteki Recorded in Swaziland by Kemp and Miller.

Lannea antiscorbutica
Status: EN DB1B2aC2b Endemism: Near endemic Distribution: Umbeluzi Gorge (Mlawula) Previously only known from a single locality in South Africa near the Swaziland Mozambique border.

Erica swaziensis
Status: EN B1B2aD Endemism: Endemic Distribution: Mbabane, Forbes Reef, Black Umbeluzi Valley Has a very localised distribution around Mbabane. Wetland species.

Vitellariopsis dispar
Status: EN B1B2cD Endemism: Near endemic Distribution: Mlawula, Siteki Restricted. Only one locality outside Swaziland. Moist forest.

Adenium multiflorum
Status: EN A2cdB1B2abcC1 Threats: Agriculture Distribution: Near Tambuthi, Big Bend Very restricted in Swaziland. One large scattered subpopulation. Sugarcane farming and lower Usuthu development are threats. Well represented outside Swaziland. The sp

Adenium swazicum
Status: EN A1acdB1B2abcd Endemism: Near endemic Threats: Agriculture, damming, collection, alien plant infestation, habitat degradation Distribution: West of Lebombo, Big Bend area and northwards Thorny thicket on brackish plains. This succulent is pr

Ceropegia coddii
Status: EN B1B2cC2aD Distribution: Malolotja, Bomvu Ridge, Mbabane, Piggs Peak Three records in Swaziland, including from a protected area, by Compton, Braun and Kemp.

Ceropegia cimiciodora
Status: EN B1B2c Threats: Grazing Distribution: Ingwavuma Poort Restricted distribution. In a previous RDL, it is considered Endangered in South Africa’s former Transvaal. Found in a restricted area. Grazing by cattle is a threat.

Orbea gerstneri subsp. gerstneri
Status: EN B1B2c Endemism: Endemic Threats: Habitat degradation, grazing Distribution: Ingwavuma Poort One subpopulation said to be in Swaziland, but further taxonomic scrutiny is required. Partial habitat decline induced by cattle grazing is a threat

Melanospermum italae
Status: EN B1B2cC2a Endemism: Near endemic Distribution: Malolotja (Ngwenya Hills), Motjane On sandy places around rock sheets. In South Africa, it is known from the Piet Retief area and Itala.

Melanospermum swazicum
Status: EN B1B2aC2a Endemism: Near endemic Threats: Fire, grazing, habitat degradation Distribution: Mbabane, Malolotja, possibly Ngome, Siphocosini Grows on hills. Subpopulation at Ngome may be a different species. Only one locality known outside Swa

Selago swaziensis
Status: EN B1B2acC2a Endemism: Near endemic Threats: Urban expansion, fire Distribution: Hills near Dalriach (Mbabane), Usuthu Forest, Miller’s Falls, Makhosini Hills, Ukuthula Known only from a single, highly threatened locality.

Streptocarpus daviesii
Status: EN B1B2b Endemism: Near-endemic Threats: Urban expansion, habitat degradation Distribution: Mbabane hills Restricted global distribution. Known only from a single locality in Swaziland.

Justicia aconitiflora
Status: EN B1B2cD2 Threats: Urban expansion Distribution: Ingwavuma Gorge (Lebombo District) Could be in forest or grassland. The closest locality to Swaziland is in the southern highveld in South Africa, some 100 km away. High human population growth

Oxyanthus pyriformis subsp. pyriformis
Status: EN B1B2cD Endemism: Near endemic Distribution: Jilobi (Lebombo), Carmichael’s Farm The species is at the end of its distribution range in Swaziland, better known from KwaZulu Natal (South Africa). The two known localities in Swaziland are quite

Vulnerable

Encephalartos senticosus
Status: VU C2aD2 Distribution: Lebombo, Usuthu, Bvane catchment Extremely inaccessible habitat. The species is found along the Lebombo border. Threatened by illegal collectors.

Encephalartos paucidentatus
Status: VU A1cdC2aD2 Distribution: Makonwya, Malolotja Found in a protected area. The species is found along the Swaziland South African border. Also known from South Africa where it is threatened. Threatened by illegal collectors.

Aloe minima
Status: VU A1cB1B2bD1 Endemism: Near endemic? Threats: Road network Distribution: Forbes Reef, Malolotja, Ngwenya, Motjane Scattered. Very small and inconspicuous. In previous RDLs, considered Rare in Swaziland. Very common in South Africa (Limpopo Pr

Aloe kniphofioides
Status: VU A2cB1B2c Threats: Collection, harvesting, grazing, fire, urban expansion Distribution: Malolotja, Forbes Reef, Nyonyane Sisa Ranch, Bulembu, Mbabane, Mankayane Grass aloe. Common in Malalotja. Not protected in Forbes Reef. Used in Nyonyane S

Aloe ecklonis
Status: VU B1B2cD2 Distribution: Malolotja area, Forbes Reef, between Motjane and Oshoek Tips into Swaziland. Mainly a South African distribution. Very common and widespread in South Africa. Synonyms: Aloe kraussii Baker; Aloe boylei Baker

Haemanthus pauculifolius
Status: VU C2bD2 Endemism: Near endemic Threats: Damming, grazing Distribution: Maguga Found along the Komati River. Recently discovered in Swaziland from only one locality. In South Africa, it is known from only a few localities in fairly close proxi

Xerophyta villosa
Status: VU D2 Distribution: Luhumannei School (Malolotja) Found on serpentine soils in Swaziland.

Gladiolus brachyphyllus
Status: VU A2c Threats: Urban expansion Distribution: Umbeluzi and Umlola Reserves, Mlawula Several subpopulations found in the Kruger National Park (South Africa); recorded from Limpopo Province and Mpumalanga (South Africa). Only single plants have be

Eulophia chlorantha
Status: Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) Endemism: Near endemic Distribution: Mbabane, Waverley Mine, Fonteyn Restricted distribution.

Ficus polita subsp. polita
Status: VU D2 Distribution: Mlawula (Umbeluzi Gorge, Mahlabashane), Jilobi

Protea parvula
Status: VU B1B2cC2a Distribution: Timbuti Farm, Hawane, Malolotja Common in the former Transvaal of South Africa.

Dianthus mooiensis subsp. kirkii
Status: VU C1C2a Threats: Collection Distribution: Malolotja, Piggs Peak, Usuthu, Maguga Dam In South Africa, found in the Magaliesberg and Witwatersrand (possibly declining over much of its range). Has horticultural potential. In Swaziland, it is used

Allophylus chaunostachys
Status: VU B1B2c Endemism: Near endemic Threats: Urban expansion Distribution: Makwonjwa Found at altitude 1,730 m. Reported to be common. Human impact near border post is a threat.

Asclepias eminens
Status: VU B1B2cD2 Threats: Grazing, soil erosion, fire Distribution: Mpisi, Malkerns, St. Josephs, Hlatikulu, Manzini A widely scattered but uncommon species. In Zimbabwe it is a distinct ecotype. Edible plant.

Syncolostemon stalmansii
Status: VU D2 Endemism: Near endemic Threats: Afforestation Distribution: Luhhumaneni School Recently described species known only from Songimvelo (South Africa) and Swaziland (Malalotja). Occurs on Barberton Belt and known from different soil types,

Streptocarpus davyi
Status: VU BlB2bD2 Endemism: Endemic Threats: Urban expansion, habitat degradation Distribution: 40 km around Mbabane (hills), near Mankaiana, Forbes Reef, Makhosini Hills, Makhaya. On peaty soil on granite outcrops

Streptocarpus wilmsii
Status: VU B1B2c Endemism: Near endemic Threats: Urban expansion Distribution: Devils Bridge, Kings Forest, Mbabane, Hilltop, Ukuthula

Afroaster pseudobakerianus
Status: VU D2 Endemism: Endemic Distribution: Poliniane River, Ukuthula (Mbabane Division), Verdun (Hlatikulu Division) Restricted distribution.

Helichrysum milleri
Status: VU D2 Endemism: Near endemic Distribution: Barberton Mountains On forest margins in grassland. Known mainly from the Barberton mountains in South Africa.

Lower Risk

Alsophila capensis
Status: LR lc Limited habitat. Very well represented outside Swaziland.

Psilotum nudum
Status: LR lc Distribution: Umbeluzi Gorge, Malolotja, Mlawula A cosmopolitan species, but seldom common anywhere. Widespread in Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Australia, Polynesia, Spain, the Americas and so forth.

Aneilema dregeanum subsp. dregeanum
Status: LR lc Distribution: Ingwavuma Poort, Mtindekwa, Mlawula Three localities identifed in Swaziland from collections by Compton and Braun. Also known from South Africa, and reported also to occur in Zimbabwe.

Bulbine inflata
Status: LR lc Distribution: Manzini, Mbabane, Usuthu, Malolotja, Bulembu

Chlorophytum haygarthii
Status: LR lc Distribution: Forbes Reef Road, Malolotja At least two records from Swaziland by Compton and Heath. Common in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu Natal (South Africa).

Aloe vanbalenii
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mlawula, lower East side of Umbeluzi river, Lebombo In river valleys. Uncommon. Was listed as Rare for Swaziland in previous RDLs. Only in the northern Lebombo Mountains.

Aloe rupestris
Status: LR lc Distribution: Umbeluzi Gorge, Mnyame, Libertas, Lebombo Was listed previously as Rare for Swaziland.

Aloe sharoniae
Status: LR lc Threats: Grazing, alien plant infestation, harvesting Distribution: Lebombo, Nkambeni, Sishaweni Forest Company Taxonomically unique and this nomenclature is used in Swaziland. Known from the Lebombo where it is rare. It is widespread. Ea

Gasteria batesiana var. batesiana
Status: LR nt Threats: Collection Distribution: Umbeluzi Gorge, Mnyami On cliffs. Four small disjunct subpopulations in Swaziland. Collected for medicinal and horticultural purposes.

Aristida transvaalensis
Status: LR lc Distribution: Malolotja, Malandzela, Miomba, Forbes Reef Three records in a protected area by Braun. Widespread in South Africa.

Haworthiopsis limifolia var. ubomboensis
Status: LR nt Endemism: Near endemic Threats: Collection Distribution: Siteki, Umbeluzi Gorge, Mnyame In forests. Limited in distribution. Not uncommon. Known from two subpopulations in Swaziland, but restricted to the Lebombo. Known only from Ironwoo

Drimiopsis maculata
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mlawula, Red Tiger Ranch

Merwilla plumbea subsp. plumbea
Status: LR nt Threats: Collection Distribution: Malolotja, Usuthu, Mbabane Widespread. Suggested to be classified as Vulnerable. Widely used and still abundant. In remote places it is frequent. Collected for medicinal purposes.

Clivia miniata var. miniata
Status: LR nt Distribution: Lebombo, Piggs Peak area Forest species. Well known from South Africa. Is being removed from the wild.

Nerine angustifolia
Status: LR lc Distribution: Ngwenya Mts, Forbes Reef Road, Malolotja Recorded in Swaziland by Compton and Braun.

Crinum graminicola
Status: LR lc Threats: Agriculture Distribution: Mlawula, Hlane (Simunye) One subpopulation known. Only in South Africa, according to PRECIS. Sugar cultivation is a threat.

Cyrtanthus bicolor
Status: LR lc Threats: Collection Distribution: Malolotja, Umbeluzi Valley, Mbabane (Umbeluzi Valley), Forbes Reef, Komati River Valley Was on the previous Swaziland RDL as Rare. Found in grassland. Eaten as a vegetable.

Dietes flavida
Status: LR lc Distribution: Malolotja and Mlawula Reserves, Lebombo Has a disjunct distribution and scarce everywhere.

Dierama mobile
Status: LR nt Threats: Habitat degradation Distribution: Oshoek, 15 km North of Forbes Reef, Komati River, Malandzela Found in Swaziland and South Africa. Fairly widespread. Wetland species.

Watsonia bella
Status: LR lc Threats: Grazing, fire Distribution: Malolotja, Hlatikulu, Forbes Reef, Mbabane, 5 km NE of Motjane, Malalotja In Swaziland, grazing by cattle is a threat. Common in South Africa.

Schizochilus cecilii subsp. culveri
Status: LR nt Endemism: Near endemic Distribution: NW Swaziland, Malolotja Confined to the mountains between Barberton (South Africa) and northwestern Swaziland. Flowers from December to January.

Disa stachyoides
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mlembe, Malolotja Widespread in many parts of South Africa. Also reported in Lesotho.

Disa extinctoria
Status: LR nt Distribution: Unspecified locality in Swaziland Rare, occurs in damp grassland and swamps at an altitude of 1,000–1,300 m. Flowers from December to January. Also known from the former Transvaal in South Africa. Its status in previous RDLs

Polystachya zuluensis
Status: LR nt Endemism: Near endemic Distribution: Usuthu Forest, Mzimba Mnts., Mbabane North In rocky highveld areas, abundant, on Xerophyta. Locally common.

Polystachya albescens subsp. imbricata
Status: LR nt Threats: Afforestation, grazing Distribution: Gobholo Recently found in southern KwaZulu Natal forests of South Africa. A sewerage plant in Swaziland may pose a threat.

Ficus bubu
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mlawula, Manzinyama, Umbeluzi Poort, Siteki, Sihaya In Androstachys forests in Mlawula.

Leucospermum gerrardii
Status: LR lc Distribution: Malolotja (and surroundings) Fairly common in Mpumalanga (South Africa). Locally common, but restricted distribution. Subpopulation stable. Can survive fires. Habitat specific, soapstone.

Uvaria lucida subsp. virens
Status: LR lc Distribution: Lebombo, Mlawula

Xylopia odoratissima
Status: LR lc Distribution: Umbelzi Gorge, Mhlumeni Border

Cleome macrophylla
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mlawula (Lebombo), Mbeluzi Gorge

Crassula acinaciformis
Status: LR lc Distribution: Ukuthula, Hlatikhulu, Komati Bridge, Mlawula, Maguga, Siteki, Umbeluzi Gorge One protected locality.

Crassula orbicularis
Status: LR lc Only one record for Swaziland by Kemp.

Newtonia hildebrandtii var. hildebrandtii
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mlawula, Manzimnyama (Nyame), Umbeluzi Gorge, Black Mbeluzi River Recorded in Swaziland by Culverwell.

Cordyla africana
Status: LR lc Very rare and marginal in Swaziland, often occurring as single plants. It is a widespread tropical plant. Wild Mango.

Tephrosia cordata
Status: LR lc Distribution: Malolotja, Havelock, Mbabane

Tephrosia grandiflora
Status: LR lc Distribution: Blue Jay Ranch (Mlawula), Mananga Mount, Siteki Recorded in Swaziland by Compton.

Tephrosia kraussiana
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mlawula Known from collections in Swaziland by Culverwell.

Tephrosia gobensis
Status: LR lc Endemism: Endemic ? Distribution: Mlawula, Siteki

Eriosema ellipticifolium
Status: LR lc Distribution: Malolotja, Malandzela, Mbabane One record in Swaziland by Heath.

Eriosema transvaalense
Status: LR nt Threats: Damming Distribution: Malolotja, Maguga Has a globally restricted distribution.

Heterosamara galpinii
Status: LR lc Distribution: Devils Bridge, Kings Forest (Bulembu) In South Africa, it has been categorised as Rare and even Endangered in previous RDLs. Occurs in unprotected small localities.

Margaritaria discoidea var. nitida
Status: LR lc

Drypetes mossambicensis
Status: LR lc Distribution: Umbeluzi Gorge (Mlawula) Known only from a southern locality in Swaziland which is relatively safe. Known to occur outside Swaziland, where it is common.

Croton madandensis
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mlawula, Lebombo Mountains Shrub or tree.

Euphorbia clavigera
Status: LR lc Endemism: Endemic? Threats: Grazing Distribution: Manzini area, Siteki, Siphofaneni, Manzini Wild collected plants are known from cultivation. Easy to grow from seed, attractive species. Restricted distribution.

Euphorbia grandicornis subsp. grandicornis
Status: LR lc Distribution: Chindene, Big Bend Very common where it occurs. Also in Ndumo, South Africa.

Searsia grandidens
Status: LR lc Distribution: Komati Valley, Ngomini, Mayami, Mankayane, 25 km North of Tulwane site On forest margins. Although widespread, it is never plentiful.

Begonia sonderiana
Status: LR lc

Ammannia alata
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mlawula In or near shallow pans. Only recorded twice, once from Kruger National Park (South Africa) and once in the Lebombo Mountains.

Heteropyxis canescens
Status: LR lc Distribution: Malolotja, Mbabane, Black Umbeluzi Valley, Palwane Valley Was considered previously to be Rare in Swaziland. Common in Malolotja.

Cussonia nicholsonii
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mlawula (S), Siteki Two records, one in a protected area. Known collections in Swaziland by Culverwell and Kemp.

Erica cerinthoides var. barbertona
Status: LR lc Distribution: Malolotja, Waverley Mine, Mhlangamphepha Valley, Piggs Peak Two records in Malolotja by Compton and Braun.

Erica oatesii var. latifolia
Status: LR nt Endemism: Near endemic? Distribution: Usuthu, on the road to Hlatikulu Limited distribution. Said to be rare. Possibly a taxonomic problem.

Manilkara discolor
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mlawula, Carmichael’s, Mzimpofu River Only in South Africa according to PRECIS, but observed by several people in the wild in Swaziland.

Manilkara concolor
Status: LR lc Distribution: Bulunga Poort, Mlawula, Siteki, Umbeluzi, Timbutini, Manzini Recorded in Swaziland by Compton, Culverwell and Kemp.

Diospyros galpinii
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mankayane, Maphalaleni, Miller, Mantenga Highveld grassland species.

Noronhia foveolata subsp. foveolata
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mlawula, Jilobi, Umbeluzi Gorge Known from only a single protected locality in Swaziland.

Gonioma kamassi
Status: LR nt Distribution: Mbabane, Msunduza, Foot of Lubor In forest. Common in the eastern and southern Cape forests of South Africa. Probably not used and therefore maybe not threatened. Single trees. Unusual distribution, not common in Swaziland. F

Pachycarpus galpinii
Status: LR lc Threats: Agriculture, grazing Distribution: Barberton Mountains, Mbabane, Usuthu, Forbes Reef, Maphalaleni This is essentially a highveld species. Cattle is a serious threat.

Orbea paradoxa
Status: LR nt Threats: Mining Distribution: Ngwenya Listed as Endangered in South Africa’s former Transvaal in previous RDLs.

Australluma ubomboensis
Status: LR lc Endemism: Endemic? Distribution: Lebombo Was listed previously as Rare for Swaziland. Is common in the Lebombo Mountains.

Tinnea barbata
Status: LR lc Distribution: Wyldesdale, Malolotja Recorded in Swaziland by Compton, Heath and Braun.

Tinnea galpinii
Status: LR lc Distribution: Hlatikhulu, Mlawula, Siteki, Cecil Marks Pass Recorded in Swaziland by Compton and Culverwell.

Acrotome thorncroftii
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mlawula, Lomahasha, Tulwana, Blue Jay Ranch Previously listed as Rare. Known from about five herbarium collections in Swaziland.

Syncolostemon concinnus
Status: LR lc Distribution: Malolotja, Mankayane, Hlatikhulu

Syncolostemon albiflorus
Status: LR lc Distribution: Ngwenya Mountains Known from collections in Swaziland by Compton and Dlamini.

Syncolostemon modestus
Status: LR lc Distribution: Bomvu Ridge, Havelock, Gege, Forbes Reef Recorded in Swaziland by Compton.

Orthosiphon vernalis
Status: LR nt Endemism: Endemic Distribution: Manzini, Mankaiana, Bhunya area, Evelyn Biring Bridge

Thorncroftia longiflora
Status: LR lc Endemism: Near endemic Distribution: Malolotja Common in Malolotja.

Streptocarpus micranthus
Status: LR lc Threats: Grazing, mining Distribution: Kings Forest, Devils Bridge Restricted distribution. The species occurs in a protected area in Swaziland. However, it does not appear in PRECIS.

Streptocarpus dunnii
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mbabane, Forbes Reef, Motjane, Gobolondo, Piggs Peak, Malolotja Narrow distribution. Mainly known from the Barberton area in South Africa. Habitat specific on granite.

Streptocarpus confusus subsp. lebomboensis
Status: LR lc Endemism: Near endemic Distribution: Mlawula, Mnyame, Jilobi Scattered in moist forest of the Lebombo.

Thunbergia pondoensis
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mlawula, Komati Bridge

Pavetta barbertonensis
Status: LR lc Distribution: Siteki, Kings Forest, Lebombo Mnts., Palata, Mlawula Was on the previous Swaziland RDL as Rare.

Cephalaria petiolata
Status: LR lc Distribution: Malolotja, Forbes Reef Road One of the four records in a protected area. The synonym is not used in Swaziland. It is common outside Swaziland.

Cyphia bolusii
Status: LR lc Distribution: Mbabane (3 pops), Dalrich, Mbabane, Emlembe, Malkerns On serpentine soils.

Lobelia corniculata
Status: LR lc Distribution: Lebombo, Siteki, Mlawula Was listed as Indeterminate/Uncertain in previous RDLs. Known from very few herbarium collections.

Eumorphia swaziensis
Status: LR nt Endemism: Endemic? Threats: Urban expansion Distribution: Mbabane District, Black Umbeluzi Valley Very restricted and suggested that it could be threatened. Several hundred individuals. On the edge of an urban/semi urban environment. Sh

Senecio mlilwanensis
Status: LR nt Endemism: Endemic Distribution: Mbeluzi Valley, Millers Falls, Mbabane and Mlilwane, Mantenga? Rocky outcrops. In Swaziland, mostly prevalent on private land. Also found at Mantenga where it is partially protected.

Ehrharta erecta var. erecta
Status: LR lc Distribution: Malolotja Taxonomy needs attention.

Scolopia oreophila
Status: LR lc Threats: Agriculture, deforestation, afforestation Distribution: Manzini, Shiselweni, on Mkondo River In Swaziland, its main centre is on the Mkondo River. Its habitat appears to be stable. The threats are not resulting in any real declin