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Scientific Name | Erica melastoma Andrews subsp. minor E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/07 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO<1600 km², four known locations. Fragmentation and destruction of habitat by agriculture as well as extensive encroachment from invasive alien Hakea drupacea, Acacia cyclops, A. mearnsii and pines are ongoing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hermanus to Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Low altitude sandstone slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica melastoma Andrews subsp. minor E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. | EN B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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. 2007. Erica melastoma Andrews subsp. minor 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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