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Scientific Name | Agathosma crenulata (L.) Pillans |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
Synonyms | Adenandra cordata Link, Adenandra serratifolia Link, Agathosma latifolia Loudon, Barosma crenata Sweet, Barosma crenulata Hook., Barosma eckloniana O.Berg (later homonym), not of Bartl. (1843), Barosma odorata Willd., Bucco crenata Roem. & Schult., Diosma crenata L., Diosma crenulata L., Diosma latifolia Andrews (later homonym), not of L.f. (1782), Diosma odorata DC., Diosma serratifolia Curtis, Parapetalifera odorata J.C.Wendl. |
Common Names | Asynboegoe (a), Bergboegoe (a), Boegoe (a), Bos Buchu (e), Bosboegoe (a), Buchu (e), Fonteinboegoe (a), Fonteinbuchu (e), Langblaarboegoe (a), Long-leaved Buchu (e), Olifantsboegoe (a), Olifantsbuchu (e), Ovaalblaarboegoe (a), Regte Boegoe (a), Regteboegoe (a), Rivierboegoe (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/06/28 |
Assessor(s) | T. Trinder-Smith & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 6400 km², known from >20 locations. It has been heavily impacted by harvesting for essential oils throughout its range. Although local declines in some subpopulations have been reported, the population is not suspected to have been reduced by >20%. Current provincial legislation managing the trade has resulted most wild subpopulations no longer being targeted. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Western Cape, from Tulbagh to Kleinrivier Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Along streams or in very moist sites. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma crenulata (L.) Pillans | Declining | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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. 2016. Agathosma crenulata (L.) Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/28 |
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