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Scientific Name | Erica melanacme Guthrie & Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/07 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | AOO <20 km², two severely fragmented subpopulations remain after its habitat has been extensively transformed and fragmented by agriculture and alien acacia invasion throughout its range, and it continues to decline. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Gansbaai to De Hoop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sandy flats in seasonally wet areas. |
Threats |
| Past habitat loss to crop cultivation have reduced and fragmented this species' habitat. Remaining subpopulations are threatened by competition from dense infestations of alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica melanacme Guthrie & Bolus | EN B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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. & Kamundi, D.A. 2007. Erica melanacme Guthrie & Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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