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Ericaceae
The ANHAT database has 4089 records for 18 species and subspecies of Ericaceae.
No species of Ericaceae are considered extinct.
Two species account for approximately 50% of the total species records in ANHAT (
Table 323). Acrothamnus hookeri has over 1700 records.
Table 323 Ericaceae species that account for approximately 50% of the total species
records in ANHAT.
Species No. Records % total records
Acrothamnus maccraei 489 11.96
Acrothamnus hookeri 1745 42.68
Total 2234 54.64
Five species had 30 or fewer individual site records in the ANHAT database (Table
324). Of those species, one species is classified as vulnerable. Exclusion of these
poorly recorded species eliminates 87 records. There are too few species and too little
information available to accurately determine any patterns in the reservation
categories.
Table 324 Ericaceae species with 30 or fewer individual site records in the ANHAT
database.
No.
Records
% in
NRS
Veg
type
Area
km 2
EPBC
status
Species
Location
Gaultheria
viridicarpa
viridicarpa 13 100.00 300 VU
Rhododendron
viriosum 14 100.00 500 NL
Gaultheria sp. point
lookout 16 93.75 700 NL
Agiortia cicatricata 20 75.00 E 1600 NL
Pernettya lanceolata 24 83.33 900 NL
Removal of poorly recorded species leaves 4002 records in ANHAT for 13 species
(and subspecies). The mean number of records per species for species with greater
than 30 records was 308, with a mean of 65% of records in the NRS.
Eleven species of Ericaceae had 45% or greater of individual site records located
within PAs (Table 325). Of those 11 species, none are classified as threatened. Two
species have more than 90% of their records within PAs.
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