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Scientific Name | Erica nevillei L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/09 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO <40 km²), resprouter stimulated by fire. Not likely to decline as a result of too frequent fires on Table Mountain. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula, Noordhoek Peak, Chapman's Peak, Constantiaberg and the Kalk Bay Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, on rocky slopes, often growing against boulders. |
Threats |
| Past threat from aliens and pine plantations. It is a resprouter that grows well after fire. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica nevillei L.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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
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 nevillei L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/01 |
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