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Scientific Name | Linconia ericoides Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRUNIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2017/10/26 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from one subpopulation which has been counted accurately by E.G.H. Oliver (Ericaceae and Bruniaceae expert), who also searched for additional populations but found none. The population consists of 25 mature individuals. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riviersonderend Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Southwest-facing rocky outcrops, 500 m. |
Threats |
| Low density infestations of pines and hakeas are present within this species' habitat. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Linconia ericoides Oliv. | CR D | 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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2017. Linconia ericoides Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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