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Scientific Name | Agathosma serpyllacea Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
Synonyms | Agathosma ambigua Sond., Agathosma bartlingiana Eckl. & Zeyh. (in part), Agathosma brevistrigillosa Dummer, Agathosma cuspidata (J.C.Wendl.) Bartl. & H.L.Wendl., Agathosma dodii Dummer, Agathosma eckloniana Schltdl., Agathosma filamentosa Schltr., Agathosma gibbosa Dummer, Agathosma glabra Eckl. & Zeyh., Agathosma hortensis Dummer, Agathosma hyponeura Eckl. & Zeyh., Agathosma rubra Willd. & Licht. ex Bartl. & H.L.Wendl., Agathosma thunbergiana Schltdl., Barosma bruniades Hoffmanns., Bucco cuspidata J.C.Wendl., Diosma bruniades Link, Diosma eckloniana (Schltdl.) D.Dietr., Diosma stricta Willd. ex Roem. & Schult., Hartogia ambigua Kuntze, Hartogia cuspidata Kuntze, Hartogia eckloniana Kuntze, Hartogia rubra Kuntze, Hartogia serpyllacea Kuntze |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2006/08/16 |
Assessor(s) | T. Trinder-Smith & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A very widespread (EOO > 90 000 km²) species. Although some lowland subpopulations have been lost to crop cultivation and urban development, it is still very common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg to Humansdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Coastal or inland sand or limestone flats and slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma serpyllacea Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Agathosma serpyllacea Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Agathosma serpyllacea Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Diosma eckloniana (Schltdl.) D.Dietr. | Uncertain | 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.
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. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Agathosma serpyllacea Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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