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Scientific Name | Erica bolusiae Salter var. cyathiformis H.A.Baker |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Extinct in the Wild |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/17 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Urban expansion, agriculture, grazing and alien acacia invasion have lead to the complete loss of this taxon's habitat. It is now extinct in the wild. Plants are cultivated at Kirstenbosch Gardens. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Formerly occurred near Kraaifontein on the Cape Flats. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Acid sand plain fynbos, seepage areas on sandy flats. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica bolusiae Salter var. cyathiformis H.A.Baker | Extinct in the Wild | 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. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Erica bolusiae Salter var. cyathiformis H.A.Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/23 |
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