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Scientific Name | Erica abietina L. subsp. constantiana E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Erica conica Lodd. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2012/08/06 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 50 km², a very localized subspecies, occurring on upper slopes where most of its habitat is protected. Some habitat may have been lost to timber plantations in the past, for example at Orange Kloof and Tokai, however, plantations are no longer expanding, and at Tokai plantations are being cleared and fynbos vegetation is being restored. Parts of Constantia and Noordhoek Mountains were densely invaded by alien invasive plants, but these are being cleared. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Western Cape Peninsula, Twelve Apostles to Noordhoek Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica abietina L. subsp. constantiana E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Erica abietina L. subsp. constantiana E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. | Least Concern | 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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
Oliver, E.G.H. and Oliver, I.M. 2002. The genus Erica (Ericaceae) in southern Africa: taxonomic notes 1. Bothalia 32(1):37-61.
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. & von Staden, L. 2012. Erica abietina L. subsp. constantiana E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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