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Scientific Name | Erica oblongiflora Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Common Names | Groen Taai-heath (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/08 |
Assessor(s) | E.G.H. Oliver, R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 479 km², recorded from three locations, and declining due to invasive alien Acacia cyclops encroachment, brush cutting and livestock grazing. A subpopulation at Infanta is potentially threatened by coastal development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Southern Agulhas Plain to Infanta. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos |
Description | Limestone pavements and depressions on limestone ridges. |
Threats |
| This is an Agulhas Plain limestone endemic, all known locations are currently severely threatened by dense Acacia cyclops infestations, as well as brush cutting and grazing. A subpopulation at Cape Infanta is potentially threatened by coastal development. |
Population |
Recorded from three locations but likely to occur at one or two other undiscovered locations.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica oblongiflora Benth. | CR B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica oblongiflora Benth. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Schumann, D., Kirsten, G. and Oliver, E.G.H. 1992. Ericas of South Africa. Fernwood Press, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Oliver, E.G.H., Turner, R.C. & Raimondo, D. 2011. Erica oblongiflora Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/08 |
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