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Scientific Name | Agathosma glabrata Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
Synonyms | Agathosma erecta (J.C.Wendl.) Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. var. glaberrima Schltdl., Agathosma glabrata Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. var. paradoxa Bartl. & H.L.Wendl., Agathosma multicaulis Dummer, Agathosma thyoides G.Don, Hartogia glabrata Kuntze |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/18 |
Assessor(s) | T. Trinder-Smith, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 2000 km², three known locations continue to decline due to expanding crop cultivation, urban expansion and alien plant invasion. It is therefore assessed as Endangered under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It occurs from Darling to Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow in lowland sand fynbos. |
Threats |
| Urbanisation is a severe past threat and is still ongoing around Yzerfontein. Around Malmesbury agriculture has been noted as a threat. Aliens are a severe ongoing threat at all locations. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| It is protected in the Riverlands Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma glabrata Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. | EN B1ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Agathosma glabrata Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. | VU B1B2bcd | Victor (2002) | | Agathosma glabrata Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Trinder-Smith, T., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Agathosma glabrata Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/14 |
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