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Scientific Name | Erica pyramidalis Sol. var. pyramidalis |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Extinct |
Assessment Date | 2022/06/19 |
Assessor(s) | E.G.H. Oliver & D. Pillay |
Justification | This taxon formerly occurred on the western side of the Cape Flats, but all of its habitat has been lost to urban development. The last collection was made in 1907. Therefore it is listed as Extinct. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It was endemic to the Cape Flats in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | It used to grow in peaty hollows and marshes. |
Threats |
| Urban expansion and industrial development caused the extinction of this taxon. |
Conservation |
| This taxon is extinct in the wild and is not in cultivation. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica pyramidalis Sol. var. pyramidalis | Extinct | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica pyramidalis Sol. var. pyramidalis | Extinct | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica pyramidalis Sol. | Extinct | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Oliver, E.G.H. & Pillay, D. 2022. Erica pyramidalis Sol. var. pyramidalis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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