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Scientific Name | Erica ecklonii E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Sympieza eckloniana Klotzsch, not Erica eckloniana Tausch |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/08/23 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner, E.G.H. Oliver & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 40 km², between three and five locations are declining due to competition from alien invasive plants and too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Onrus, Babilonstoring and western Kleinrivier mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Cool, moist, south-facing slopes on coastal mountains. |
Threats |
| Subpopulations on the Onrus and Babilonstoring mountains are threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. The Babilonstoring plants are also threatened by too frequent fires - these mountains have burnt three times in 10 years. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica ecklonii E.G.H.Oliv. | EN B1ab(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 |
| Turner, R.C., Oliver, E.G.H. & von Staden, L. 2012. Erica ecklonii E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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