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Scientific Name | Erica stokoeanthus E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Stokoeanthus chionophilus E.G.H.Oliv., not Erica chionophila Guthrie & Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/11 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver |
Justification | A highly restricted endemic, known from only one location. Potentially threatened by invasive pines. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Somerset Sneeukop, Hottentots Holland Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | High altitude shale bands in montane fynbos. |
Threats |
| Too-frequent fires. This species used to be more common, but the numbers have dwindled because of two successive fires in the recent past (E.G.H. Oliver pers. obs.). Although it is not currently declining, this species remains potentially threatened by too-frequent fires. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica stokoeanthus E.G.H.Oliv. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Stokoeanthus chionophilus E.G.H.Oliv. | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1997) | |
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. 1997. Red Data List of southern African plants. 2. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 27(2):195-209.
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 stokoeanthus E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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