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Scientific Name | Agathosma serratifolia (Curtis) Spreeth |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
Synonyms | Agathosma crenulata (L.) Pillans (in part), as to Muir 462, Esterhuysen 10490, Barosma serratifolia (Vent.) Willd. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/31 |
Assessor(s) | T. Trinder-Smith & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species, known to occur at only four locations, is closely related to A. crenulata and A. betulina and is suitable for essential oil harvesting, but decline due to harvesting has not yet been noted. It is also potentially threatened by alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Langeberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Mountain slopes and damp kloofs. |
Threats |
| Harvesting [gathering], Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma serratifolia (Curtis) Spreeth | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bolus Herbarium. The genus Agathosma, specimen data from the Bolus Herbarium Collections database. University of Cape Town, Cape Town. Downloaded on 2007.
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 |
| Trinder-Smith, T. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Agathosma serratifolia (Curtis) Spreeth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2024.1. Accessed on 2025/10/18 |
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