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Scientific Name | Erica marlothii Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2023/05/12 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | A cryptic montane habitat specialist that grows in fire-protected habitats, known from five subpopulations. It has no known threats and is therefore listed as Rare nationally and under IUCN 3.1 criteria as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs in the Cederberg, Koue Bokkeveld and Hex River Mountains of the Western Cape Province of South Africa |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It grows in large boulder stacks or shaded seepage areas. |
Threats |
| This species has no threats. |
Population |
This species is known from not more than 20 collections. A collection made in 2005 noted that five plants were found in Koue Bokkeveld mountain. There is not enough data to estimate the population size, but based on this observation it is suspected to be a rare habitat specialist. The population is not suspected it be declining, but field monitoring is needed to confirm this.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica marlothii Bolus | 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.
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. 2023. Erica marlothii Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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