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Scientific Name | Erica madida E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Philippia irrorata E.G.H.Oliv., not Erica irrorata Guthrie & Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,iv)+2ab(iii,iv) |
Assessment Date | 2023/04/25 |
Assessor(s) | F. Munro & R.C. Turner |
Justification | A species known from two disjunct mountain ranges, it has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 890 km². There are between seven and 10 locations, with at least three of them currently experiencing ongoing decline in habitat quality as a result of invasive alien vegetation. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs on the Langeberg and Rooiberg mountains in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It grows on sandstone slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| The habitat of the Tradouw Pass subpopulation and the subpopulation occurring on the foothills of the Langeberg above Swellendam is being heavily altered by invasive alien plants. |
Population |
The population is inferred to be declining due to slow but ongoing habitat loss and degradation as a result of alien plant invasions.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica madida E.G.H.Oliv. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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.
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Citation |
| Munro, F. & Turner, R.C. 2023. Erica madida E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/06 |
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