Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Erica eburnea Salter
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ERICACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2022/11/09
Assessor(s)
F. Munro, R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver
Justification
A range-restricted species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) of 24 km², it occurs only in the Cape of Good Hope section of the Table Mountain National Park in the Olifantsbos area. Invasive alien plant species are present within this section of the Park but alien clearing is ongoing, should clearing efforts be stopped then this species would become rapidly threatened. It therefore qualifies for listing as Vulnerable under criterion D2.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
This species is restricted to the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape of South Africa.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos
Description
It occurs in wetlands and adjacent seepage areas.
Threats
Although drought-related mortality events pose a slight threat, invasive vegetation i.e. Acacia cyclops and Acacia saligna are posing a direct and immediate threat to this range-restricted species.
Population

This species grows in large numbers in suitable wetland habitat. It is difficult to distinguish from Erica capensis hence understanding the population size is challenging.


Population trend
Stable
Conservation
It is conserved in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve.
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Erica eburnea SalterRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Erica eburnea SalterRare 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.


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.


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.


Citation
Munro, F., Turner, R.C. & Oliver, E.G.H. 2022. Erica eburnea Salter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/03

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