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Scientific Name | Erica foliacea Andrews subsp. fulgens (Klotzsch) E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Erica foliacea Andrews var. fulgens (Klotzsch) Bolus, Erica fulgens Klotzsch ined. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Extinct |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/05 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver |
Justification | Last collected in 1895 and is now presumed to be extinct as its habitat was transformed by the construction of the Steenbras Dam, urban expansion, livestock grazing, afforestation, alien plant invasion and a deleterious fire regime. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Formerly occurred on Sir Lowry's Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, on rocky outcrops and ridges on mountain slopes. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica foliacea Andrews subsp. fulgens (Klotzsch) E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. | Extinct | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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. & Oliver, E.G.H. 2007. Erica foliacea Andrews subsp. fulgens (Klotzsch) E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/26 |
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