Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Agathosma phillipsii Dummer
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
RUTACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Critically Rare
Assessment Date
2019/03/25
Assessor(s)
T. Trinder-Smith & L. von Staden
Justification
Agathosma phillipsii is a rare, localized species, but it is not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Summit ridges and plateaus of the Hex River Mountains between Rooiberg, Matroosberg and Sonkliprug.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Rock crevices at high altitude, 1700-2300 m.
Threats
This species' habitat is protected and it has no severe threats.
Population

Agathosma phillipsii is known from a single, localized subpopulation. The size and trend of the population is not known, but it is not suspected to be declining.


Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Agathosma phillipsii DummerCritically Rare 2020.1
Agathosma phillipsii DummerRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Agathosma phillipsii DummerVU D2Victor (2002)
Agathosma phillipsii DummerRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Agathosma phillipsii DummerUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
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.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Pillans, N.S. 1950. A revision of Agathosma. Journal of South African Botany 16(2):55-177.


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.


Citation
Trinder-Smith, T. & von Staden, L. 2019. Agathosma phillipsii Dummer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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