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Scientific Name | Agathosma minuta Schltdl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
Synonyms | Hartogia minuta Kuntze |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/08/16 |
Assessor(s) | T. Trinder-Smith, N.A. Helme, D.I.W. Euston-Brown & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <2000 km², fewer than five known locations continue to decline due to habitat loss to crop cultivation, overgrazing and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp and Swellendam. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Breede Shale Renosterveld, Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Central Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Canca Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Coastal flats that are seasonally wet, on shale in renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma minuta Schltdl. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Agathosma minuta Schltdl. | EN B1B2bc | Victor (2002) | | Agathosma minuta Schltdl. | Endangered | 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., Euston-Brown, D.I.W. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Agathosma minuta Schltdl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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