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Scientific Name | Agathosma imbricata (L.) Willd. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
Synonyms | Agathosma acuminata Willd., Agathosma gracilipetala Dummer, Agathosma lambii Dummer, Agathosma lycopodioides Bartl. & H.L.Wendl., Agathosma obtusata G.Don, Agathosma polyphylla C.Presl absque descr., Agathosma pseudoimbricata Dummer, Bucco acuminata J.C.Wendl., Bucco imbricata J.C.Wendl., Bucco obtusata J.C.Wendl., Bucco vestita Roem. & Schult., Diosma imbricata L., Diosma lycopodioides Willd. ex Roem. & Schult., Hartogia ciliata P.J.Bergius, Hartogia imbricata L., Hartogia lycopodioides Kuntze |
Common Names | Boegoe (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | A widespread (EOO > 70 000 km²) species. Although lowland subpopulations have been lost to crop cultivation and urban development, it is still common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Tulbagh to Knysna. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Granite, limestone, or sandy well-drained or seasonally damp slopes and flats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma imbricata (L.) Willd. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Agathosma imbricata (L.) Willd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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