Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Agathosma conferta Pillans
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
RUTACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Endangered D
Assessment Date
2005/03/04
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor & T. Trinder-Smith
Justification
Less than 250 mature individuals occur at one known site.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cederberg, Krakadou Peak.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Moist and sandy areas in rock gullies, 1800 m.
Threats
Habitat degradation
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Agathosma conferta PillansEN DRaimondo et al. (2009)
Agathosma conferta PillansVU D2Victor (2002)
Agathosma conferta PillansRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Agathosma conferta PillansRare 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
Victor, J.E. & Trinder-Smith, T. 2005. Agathosma conferta Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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