Distribution Map

Erica cerinthoides var. barbertona

           
(Erica barbertona)

Ericaceae Ericoideae Ericeae 

Eswatini Red List status (2002): LR lc

As at April 2024, 10 herbarium specimens, 1 photo record

South African Red List status: species LC
Global Distribution: NE2, Endemic to Limpopo Mpumalanga Eswatini Escarpment centre of endemism
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
Flora Protection Act: Schedule C

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Erica barbertona - Slender, usually unbranched stems seldom reaching 30 cm high, rising from a hard woody base. Leaves in rings of four (sometimes five), C 3 mm long, wit few short bristles. Flowers in small terminal or lateral clusters near top of stem. Calyx c 3 mm long, shortly bristly with some gland-tipped hairs. Corolla broadly tubular, pink or orange-red, up to 1,5 cm long, lobes spreading, more or less hairy. Anthers without appendages.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.