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Scientific Name | Agathosma propinqua Sond. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
Synonyms | Hartogia propinqua Kuntze |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) |
Assessment Date | 2006/08/16 |
Assessor(s) | T. Trinder-Smith & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Last seen in 1940 in an area now extensively transformed by urban expansion, agriculture and alien plant invasion. It is quite likely extinct, however, small remaining habitat fragments have not yet been thoroughly searched. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bottelary Hills to Stellenbosch and Paarl. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Boland Granite Fynbos |
Description | Lowland sandy flats. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma propinqua Sond. | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Agathosma propinqua Sond. | VU B1B2c | Victor (2002) | |
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.
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. 2006. Agathosma propinqua Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/04 |
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