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Scientific Name | Erica jacksoniana H.A.Baker |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2023/05/11 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, R.C. Turner & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A range-restricted species with an area of occupancy (AOO) of 16 km². Some sections of the Hottentots Holland reserve where this species occurs are threatened by encroachment by invasive alien pines, but they are not directly affecting this species at the moment. However, if they are uncontrolled they are likely to affect this species in the near future. This species is therefore listed as Vulnerable under D2. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | A restricted species to the Hottentots Holland Mountains, Landdroskop in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow in marshes and seepage areas in seasonally wet fynbos. |
Threats |
| The section of the Hottentots Holland reserve where this localized endemic occurs is not directly threatened by invasive Pines, as many other parts of the reserve are, although scattered pines do occur. They do not pose a direct threat at the moment, but are likely to outcompete native species if they are not controlled. |
Population |
There is no information on the population size and trend of this species, but it is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Conservation |
| It is protected in the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica jacksoniana H.A.Baker | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Oliver, E.G.H. 2000. Systematics of Ericeae (Ericaceae-Ericoideae): species with indehiscent and partially indehiscent fruits. Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 19:1-483.
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 |
| Mtshali, H., Turner, R.C. & Kamundi, D.A. 2023. Erica jacksoniana H.A.Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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