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Scientific Name | Erica alexandri Guthrie & Bolus subsp. acockii (Compton) E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Erica acockii Compton |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Extinct |
Assessment Date | 2005/03/31 |
Assessor(s) | E.G.H. Oliver & D. Pillay |
Justification | This taxon has only ever been collected in the Kraaifontein area where all of its habitat has been converted for urban and industrial development. Not collected since 1940 therefore considered extinct. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kraaifontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandy flats. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica alexandri Guthrie & Bolus subsp. acockii (Compton) E.G.H.Oliv. | Extinct | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica alexandri Guthrie & Bolus subsp. acockii (Compton) E.G.H.Oliv. | Extinct | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica acockii Compton | Extinct | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Oliver, E.G.H. & Pillay, D. 2005. Erica alexandri Guthrie & Bolus subsp. acockii (Compton) E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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