Erica comata Guthrie & Bolus (1905:294)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last (and only) record: 1815 (Turner, 2008; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
Craggy Peak, South Africa
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
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.
Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 20 October 2024]
Turner, R. C. (2008). Erica comata Guthrie & Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version. Accessed on 2024/10/20.