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Scientific Name | Agathosma namaquensis Pillans |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
Synonyms | Barosma niveni Sond. |
Common Names | Langbeenboegoe (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1 |
Assessment Date | 2008/06/03 |
Assessor(s) | T. Trinder-Smith & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A population of 1000 mature individuals occurs as four small subpopulations within a restricted range (EOO <100km²). This species has no known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kamiesberg Granite Fynbos |
Description | Dry granitic soils between rocks above 1000 m. |
Threats |
| Possibly threatened by overgrazing and too frequent fire. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma namaquensis Pillans | VU D1 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Agathosma namaquensis Pillans | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Agathosma namaquensis Pillans | Rare | 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.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Agathosma namaquensis Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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