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Scientific Name | Erica wittebergensis Dulfer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2023/04/27 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & F. Munro |
Justification | A habitat specialist that grows in fire-protected sites, mostly in inaccessible areas. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) of 8 km². Alien invasive species are spreading within its habitat and pose a potential future threat. Since it is known from only two locations, it is listed as Vulnerable under criterion D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is restricted to the Du Toit's Kloof Mountains in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It grows in fynbos, on moist cliff faces and rock ledges. |
Threats |
| There are potential threats posed by alien invasive plants, mainly Pinus pinaster and, to a lesser degree, Hakea sericea and Acacia longifolia. |
Population |
This species was last recorded in 1973, and there is no recent information on the size and trend of the population. However, given its montane habitat, it is inferred to be stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica wittebergensis Dulfer | 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 |
| Turner, R.C. & Munro, F. 2023. Erica wittebergensis Dulfer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/07 |
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