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Scientific Name | Erica schumannii E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/04 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver |
Justification | Only one subpopulation of about 50 plants is known, but it is suspected that there may be other small subpopulations on the Stettynsberg, therefore the total population is estimated as <250 plants. Potentially threatened by invasive alien plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Villiersdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fire protected habitats on rocky mountain slopes. |
Threats |
| Scatered alien invasive plants are present in the habitat, requiring clearing to avoid infestations becoming dense and outcompeting native plants. |
Population |
One small subpopulation of ±50 plants is known, but it is possible that other small subpopulations may also exist within the area.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica schumannii E.G.H.Oliv. | EN D | 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.
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. 2008. Erica schumannii E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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