Erica kraussiana Klotzsch ex Walp. (1843:728)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Ericoides kraussianum (Klotzsch ex Walp.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 967 (1891)
Conservation Status
Misisng (Oliver & Turner, 2007; Raimondo et al., 2009) or Extinct (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1843 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Riviersonderend Mountains, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Le Roux, Johannes J., Hui, C., Castillo, M. L., Iriondo, J. M., Keet, J.-H., Khapugin, A. A., Médail, F., Rejmánek, M., Theron, G. Yannelli, F. A. and Hirsch, H. (2019). Recent Anthropogenic Plant Extinctions Differ in Biodiversity Hotspots and Coldspots. Current Biology 29(17): 2912-2918.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.063
Oliver, E. G. H. and Turner, R. C. (2007). Erica kraussiana Klotzsch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/06/04.
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]
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.