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Scientific Name | Erica piquetbergensis (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Simocheilus piquetbergensis N.E.Br. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered C2a(i) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/10 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver |
Justification | Four small, isolated subpopulations, each with fewer than 50 mature individuals, are declining due to too frequent fire: most of the small range (EOO<160 km²) has burnt three times in 12 years. The establishment of Citrus and Protea orchards have also caused habitat loss, and continue to expand. The development of mountain holiday cottages on Engelsman se Baken is likely to have resulted in the extinction of one subpopulation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg and Engelsman se Baken. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandy montane plateaus in fynbos. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica piquetbergensis (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. | CR C2a(i) | 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. 2000. Systematics of Ericeae (Ericaceae-Ericoideae): species with indehiscent and partially indehiscent fruits. Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 19:1-483.
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. & Oliver, E.G.H. 2007. Erica piquetbergensis (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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