This species is very rare, and has a narrow distribution in the northern Drakensberg mountain range, known from fewer than 10 localities. It is threatened by fire and firewood harvesting but the impact is unknown. The number of mature individuals is estimated to be 300. Therefore, it is listed as Vulnerable under D1.

This species is a South African endemic which is found in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces.

This species is very rare with a narrow distribution, and the number of mature individuals is estimated to be 300 (H. Mtshali pers. comm. 2022). The population trend and size is currently not known, but could decline in future if fire and firewood harvesting are not controlled.

This species is a small tree which occurs at the edges of forest and on rocky outcrops at high elevation (Boon 2010).

It has lost parts of its habitat to afforestation. This species is threatened by fire and firewood harvesting (Boon 2010), but the impact is unknown.

This species is harvested as firewood.

This species was assessed as Least Concern on the Red List of South African Plants (Raimondo et al. 2009).