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Scientific Name | Erepsia promontorii L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) |
Assessment Date | 2006/08/04 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Formerly on the Cape Peninsula at Cape Point and Sea Point and also at Hermanus. It has not been found since 1950, despite many attempts to relocate it. Habitat still exists at Cape Point, and this species might still be rediscovered. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula and Hermanus. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Hangklip Sand Fynbos |
Description | Coastal lowlands. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erepsia promontorii L.Bolus | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erepsia promontorii L.Bolus | Extinct | 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.
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Citation |
| Klak, C. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Erepsia promontorii L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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