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Scientific Name | Agathosma hispida (Thunb.) Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
Synonyms | Agathosma trachyphylla Eckl. & Zeyh., Bucco hispida Roem. & Schult., Diosma hispida Thunb. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/18 |
Assessor(s) | T. Trinder-Smith & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO<5000 km², 10-20 locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to olive, wheat and vineyard expansion and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Paarl Mountain and Paardeberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Boland Granite Fynbos |
Description | Renosterveld on granite. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma hispida (Thunb.) Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Agathosma hispida (Thunb.) Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. | EN B1B2c | Victor (2002) | |
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.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Agathosma hispida (Thunb.) Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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