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Scientific Name | Erica platycalyx E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Platycalyx pumila N.E.Br., not Erica pumila Andrews |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/10 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver |
Justification | EOO <625 km², four known locations. Declining due to invasive alien Acacia cyclops infestation of the habitat, wheat and pasture cultivation, thatch collection and grazing and trampling by livestock. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riversdale and Albertinia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Canca Limestone Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos |
Description | Aeolian sand on and between limestone ridges. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation due to overgrazing and crop cultivation, and veld management for thatch harvesting, which is intended to promote the growth of thatching reed to the detriment of other native species. Competition from alien invasive plants is also an ongoing threat. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| No known sub-populations are protected within formally conserved areas. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica platycalyx E.G.H.Oliv. | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv) | 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 platycalyx E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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