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Scientific Name | Erica pycnantha Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2022/09/26 |
Assessor(s) | F. Munro & R.C. Turner |
Justification | A range-restricted species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 1038 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 64 km². It is known from an estimated seven locations from the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. A number of subpopulations are declining due to competition from invasive alien plant species. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs on the Kogelberg Mountains in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | The habitat is made up of cool, moist, south-facing slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| The habitat is being encroached by invasive alien species. It is inferred that some subpopulations have been lost due to the severity of the invasive plant infestations. |
Population |
This species has not been recorded post 1986, therefore there is no information regarding the current state of the population. It is inferred to be declining due to moderate to severe infestations by alien invasive woody species.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica pycnantha Benth. | 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. 2022. Erica pycnantha Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/07 |
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