Umtiza | |
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Flowering at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Genus: | Umtiza Sim |
Species: | U. listeriana
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Binomial name | |
Umtiza listeriana Sim
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Range from East London to Kentani and King William's Town |
Umtiza is a monotypic genus in the legume family Fabaceae containing the single species Umtiza listeriana. This tree is endemic to a small coastal portion of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.[2]
Umtiza listeriana is found from East London to Kentani and King William's Town,[2] with an EOO of 2,626 km2 (1,014 sq mi) at 6 known locations.[2]
In 2020, an area of 1,858.48 ha (4,592.4 acres) surrounding the Umtiza Nature Reserve (one of the last refuges of Umtiza) was declared a Controlled Forest Area to further protect and rehabilitate the remaining Umtiza Forest.[3] Umtiza listeriana is threatened by the expansion of illegal settlements near the Umtiza Forest, leading to deforestation[3] and harvesting for traditional medicine.[2] For these reasons SANBI has given it the conservation classification: Vulnerable B1ab(v).[2]