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Scientific Name | Erica greyi Guthrie & Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Erica auriculata Guthrie & Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/05 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver |
Justification | Not recorded since 1897. The type locality has been searched at least five times. Intact habitat remains, therefore this species is presumed to be extant but possibly very cryptic. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Koue Bokkeveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandy, quartzitic, montane plateaus in fynbos. |
Threats |
| Unknown, this species is possibly threatened by agriculture, frequent fires and overgrazing. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Notes |
| Known from only two historical records. Repeated searches in the area by Ross Turner (Erica specialist) have failed to record any individuals. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica greyi Guthrie & Bolus | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica greyi Guthrie & Bolus | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica greyi Guthrie & Bolus | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | | Erica auriculata Guthrie & Bolus | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
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. 2007. Erica greyi Guthrie & Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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