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Scientific Name | Erica outeniquae (Compton) E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Eremiella outeniquae Compton |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/09 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver |
Justification | A rare species, only four locations known. Subpopulations are small and not often seen. Potential threats include invasive alien pines and too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | High altitude, stony slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by spreading invasive alien pines and too frequent fire. |
Population |
A rare species, known from only four subpopulations and not collected for more than 19 years.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica outeniquae (Compton) E.G.H.Oliv. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eremiella outeniquae Compton | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 outeniquae (Compton) E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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