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Scientific Name | Erica albertyniae E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2012/08/23 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted endemic to the Agulhas Plain (EOO 632 km²), known from six locations and declining due to competition from severe, unmanaged infestations of alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp to De Hoop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos |
Description | Calcrete ridges and sandy flats. |
Threats |
| Threatened by competition from unmanaged, dense infestations of alien wattles at at least five of the six known locations. Two subpopulations are protected within De Hoop Nature Reserve, but one occurs in an area also affected by alien invasive plants. Efforts have been made to clear alien plants inside the reserve, but ongoing management and clearing is required to prevent reinvasion. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica albertyniae E.G.H.Oliv. | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Erica albertyniae E.G.H.Oliv. | Least Concern | 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Erica albertyniae E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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