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Scientific Name | Erica hippurus Compton |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,ii) |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/03 |
Assessor(s) | E.G.H. Oliver, R.C. Turner & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 6 km², three known locations. Declining due to water extraction, alien plant invasion and vineyard expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Paardeberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Boland Granite Fynbos |
Description | Stream banks and seepage areas on south-facing slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat destruction and degradation due to disruption of streams and seeps as a result of agricultural development (roads and other infrastructure), water extraction and crop cultivation. Many drainage lines are also infested with alien invasive plants. |
Population |
The population size was estimated in the 1970s as consisting of less than 10 000 plants, but no current estimates are available.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica hippurus Compton | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,ii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica hippurus Compton | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica hippurus Compton | Rare | 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.
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 hippurus Compton. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/06 |
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