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Scientific Name | Erica brachycentra Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/05 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A relatively widespread species occurring from Mossel Bay to Humansdorp (EOO > 10 000 km²), there are at least 5 known locations but this species occurs on mountain slopes and there are vast areas of unexplored habitat within its range. Most collections have been made on mountain passes. We therefore suspect that there are more than 10 locations and that this species is not threatened or rare. It has lost habitat in the past to commercial forestry plantations but this threat is no longer ongoing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Mossel Bay to Humansdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | South-facing mountain slopes. |
Threats |
| A widespread species within the eastern pasrt of the CFR, the lower altitudinal range of the species has been impacted by forestry plantations in the past, transformation to forestry has however ceased. Higher altitude subpopulations persist relatively undisturbed. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica brachycentra Benth. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica brachycentra Benth. | Indeterminate | 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Erica brachycentra Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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