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Scientific Name | Erica leucosiphon L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2022/11/29 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner, E.G.H. Oliver, D. Pillay & F. Munro |
Justification | A rare montane species that has an extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) of 20 km². It occurs in a specialised habitat, affording it protection from fire, agriculture, and alien invasive vegetation. It therefore qualifies for listing as Least Concern under the IUCN 3.1 criteria but is nationally listed as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is restricted to the Witzenberg Mountains of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in fynbos in rock crevices among large boulders. |
Threats |
| Various invasive species including acacias, pines, eucalypts, and hakeas occur as scattered individuals throughout the range of this species; however, since this species grows in a specialised habitat of rock boulders, which tend not to be the preferred habitat for invasives. |
Population |
Due to the nature of the habitat in which this species grows, it is deemed safe from threats and therefore inferred to be stable though it was last seen in 2008 and requires monitoring.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is protected in the Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica leucosiphon L.Bolus | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica leucosiphon L.Bolus | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica leucosiphon L.Bolus | 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.
Oliver, E.G.H. and Oliver, I.M. 2002. The genus Erica (Ericaceae) in southern Africa: taxonomic notes 1. Bothalia 32(1):37-61.
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 |
| Turner, R.C., Oliver, E.G.H., Pillay, D. & Munro, F. 2022. Erica leucosiphon L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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