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Scientific Name | Agathosma elegans Cham. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
Synonyms | Agathosma pubescens Sond. (later homonym), not of Willd. (1809), not of G.Don (1831), Gymnonychium pubescens Bartl., Hartogia elegans Kuntze, Hartogia pubescens Kuntze |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | A montane species that is not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riversdale to Uniondale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Damp mountain slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma elegans Cham. & Schltdl. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Agathosma elegans Cham. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/05 |
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