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Scientific Name | Erica interrupta (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Thoracosperma interruptum N.E.Br., Thoracosperma viscidum L.Guthrie |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/06 |
Assessor(s) | E.G.H. Oliver & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Known from three severely fragmented subpopulations within an EOO 10 km². Destruction of its habitat is ongoing and due to coastal development, alien plant invasion and protea cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Southern Agulhas Plain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Agulhas Limestone Fynbos |
Description | Sandy, quartzitic and neutral soils between limestone ridges and on seaward flats. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica interrupta (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. | CR B1ab(i,ii,iii,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,v) | 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 |
| Oliver, E.G.H. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Erica interrupta (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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