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Scientific Name | Erica velatiflora E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Eremia brevifolia Benth., not Erica brevifolia Sol. ex Salisb. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/12 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver |
Justification | A highly range-restricted endemic, known from two locations, approximately 6 km apart. Potentially threatened by forestry plantations and alien pine invasions. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Langeberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Moist, loamy, south-facing slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica velatiflora E.G.H.Oliv. | VU D1+2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eremia brevifolia Benth. | 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C. & Oliver, E.G.H. 2007. Erica velatiflora E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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