Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Erica oxyandra Guthrie & Bolus
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ERICACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Insufficient Information
Assessment Date
2007/02/09
Assessor(s)
R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver
Justification
Not seen since 1952, and only known from three collections from unspecified localities in the Langeberg Mountains above Swellendam.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Langeberg Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Moist upper slopes in fynbos.
Threats
Unknown.
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Erica oxyandra Guthrie & BolusData Deficient Raimondo et al. (2009)
Erica oxyandra Guthrie & BolusInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Erica oxyandra Guthrie & BolusUncertain 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.


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.


Citation
Turner, R.C. & Oliver, E.G.H. 2007. Erica oxyandra Guthrie & Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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