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Scientific Name | Erica abelii E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1 |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/27 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO and AOO<1 km², known from one subpopulation where there are fewer than 1000 mature individuals. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Groendal Wilderness Area, near Uitenhage. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Ledges and crevices on high cliffs on quartzitic outcrops. |
Threats |
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Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica abelii E.G.H.Oliv. | VU D1 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica abelii E.G.H.Oliv. | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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. 2006. Erica abelii E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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