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Scientific Name | Erica kogelbergensis E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Erica serratifolia Andrews var. subnuda L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/07 |
Assessor(s) | E.G.H. Oliver & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Very localized in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve (EOO 8 km²), but protected and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Summit of Kogelberg Peak and adjacent summit slopes. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Moist, peaty, high-altitude seepage areas. |
Threats |
| No threats. The entire population of this localized endemic is protected. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica kogelbergensis E.G.H.Oliv. | Critically Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Oliver, E.G.H. and Oliver, I.M. 2005. The genus Erica (Ericaceae) in southern Africa: taxonomic notes 2. Bothalia 35(2):121-148.
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 |
| Oliver, E.G.H. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Erica kogelbergensis E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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