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Scientific Name | Agathosma esterhuyseniae Pillans |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/31 |
Assessor(s) | T. Trinder-Smith & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A high altitude habitat specialist with no known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg to Koue Bokkeveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | High peaks, amongst rocks above 1 500 m. |
Threats |
| This species occurs in high-altitude montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma esterhuyseniae Pillans | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Pillans, N.S. 1950. A revision of Agathosma. Journal of South African Botany 16(2):55-177.
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 |
| Trinder-Smith, T. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Agathosma esterhuyseniae Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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