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Scientific Name | Agathosma riversdalensis Dummer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/30 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 2300 km², less than 10 known locations continue to decline outside De Hoop Nature Reserve due to habitat degradation as a result of alien plant invasion and vegetation management for thatch harvesting. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Arniston to Albertinia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Canca Limestone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Arid transitions between limestone and sand plain fynbos. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma riversdalensis Dummer | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Agathosma riversdalensis Dummer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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