Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Agathosma scaberula Dummer
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
RUTACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)
Assessment Date
2006/08/16
Assessor(s)
T. Trinder-Smith & D. Raimondo
Justification
EOO<5000 km², ± 20 locations continue to decline due to habitat loss to crop cultivation and coastal development, and alien plant invasion.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Agulhas to Stilbaai.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Sands over limestone.
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Agathosma scaberula DummerNT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)Raimondo et al. (2009)
Agathosma scaberula DummerLower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Agathosma scaberula DummerNot Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Agathosma scaberula DummerUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
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.


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.


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. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Agathosma scaberula Dummer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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