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Scientific Name | Erica regia Bartl. subsp. regia |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Erica casta Guthrie & Bolus, Erica casta Guthrie & Bolus var. breviflora Guthrie & Bolus, Erica casta Guthrie & Bolus var. casta, Erica regia Bartl. var. regia, Erica regia Bartl. var. variegata Bolus, Erica regia Bartl. var. williana Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/11 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver |
Justification | EOO and AOO<320 km². Several small, severely fragmented subpopulations are declining due to road construction and maintenance, agriculture and alien Acacia cyclops and Eucalyptus cornuta invasion of the habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Elim to Viljoenshof. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, lowland ferricrete areas. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica regia Bartl. subsp. regia | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica regia Bartl. var. variegata Bolus | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica casta Guthrie & Bolus var. casta | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica casta Guthrie & Bolus | Vulnerable | 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.
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 |
| Turner, R.C. & Oliver, E.G.H. 2007. Erica regia Bartl. subsp. regia. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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