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Scientific Name | Erica abietina L. subsp. diabolis E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Erica abietina L. var. echiiflora (Andrews) Dulfer, Erica coccinea L. var. echiiflora in sense of Bolus and other authors, not of (Andrews) Benth. (misapplied name) |
Common Names | Devil's Peak Heath (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2012/08/06 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner, E.G.H. Oliver, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | This extremely localized reseeder is declining due to too frequent fire. All plants of this subspecies occur within an EOO of less than 1 km² and can all be killed by a single fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Table Mountain, Devil's Peak. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rocky upper and summit slopes. |
Threats |
| Frequent fires on the northern slopes of Table Mountain threaten this single-stemmed reseeder. In the past, this species was also affected by heavy trampling as it occurs on one of the most oft-frequented slopes on the entire Table Mountain massif and erosion on the slope due to trampling was severe. SANPARKS have since 2009 built pathways to reduce erosion and trampling. |
Population |
This subspecies is known from a single, very localized subpopulation.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| Table Mountain National Park. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica abietina L. subsp. diabolis E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. | CR B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica abietina L. var. echiiflora (Bolus) Salter | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Schumann, D., Kirsten, G. and Oliver, E.G.H. 1992. Ericas of South Africa. Fernwood Press, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C., Oliver, E.G.H., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2012. Erica abietina L. subsp. diabolis 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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