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Scientific Name | Erica hendricksei H.A.Baker var. hendricksei |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/01 |
Assessor(s) | E.G.H. Oliver, R.C. Turner & L. von Staden |
Justification | A localized taxon (EOO 20 km²), known from five locations and potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kleinrivier Mountains between Hermanus and Stanford. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Seepage areas and stream banks in coastal mountains. |
Threats |
| Large areas of the Kleinrivier Mountains are densely infested with alien invasive plants (pines and hakeas). There has been no documented decline, but the spread of unmanaged alien invasive plants is a potential threat to this taxon. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica hendricksei H.A.Baker var. hendricksei | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica hendricksei H.A.Baker var. hendricksei | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica hendricksei H.A.Baker | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Baker, H.A. 1967. A new Erica from the southern Cape and notes on Erica desmantha and E. coccinea L. Journal of South African Botany 33(3):177-184.
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.
Schumann, D., Kirsten, G. and Oliver, E.G.H. 1992. Ericas of South Africa. Fernwood Press, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Oliver, E.G.H., Turner, R.C. & von Staden, L. 2012. Erica hendricksei H.A.Baker var. hendricksei. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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