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Scientific Name | Erica viscaria L. subsp. gallorum (L.Bolus) E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Erica coccinea P.J.Bergius var. echiiflora (Andrews) Benth., Erica echiiflora Andrews, Erica echiiflora Andrews var. purpurea Andrews, Erica gallorum L.Bolus, Erica viscaria L. var. hispida Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/07 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner, E.G.H. Oliver & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This taxon was not seen for at least 20 years. Almost 100% of its habitat is under pine plantations and it was listed as probably extinct in the Red List of South African Plants (Raimondo et al. 2009). A single remnant subpopulation of 10 plants was rediscovered in late 2009. This last remaining subpopulation is severely threatened by pine infestation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hottentots Holland Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| Invasion by pines and other alien plants led to the loss of two subpopulations, the only remaining subpopulation is also threatened by invasive pines. |
Population |
The only known remnant subpopulation of this species consists of only 10 plants.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica viscaria L. subsp. gallorum (L.Bolus) E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica gallorum L.Bolus | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica gallorum L.Bolus | Uncertain | 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 |
| Turner, R.C., Oliver, E.G.H. & Raimondo, D. 2011. Erica viscaria L. subsp. gallorum (L.Bolus) E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/01 |
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