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Scientific Name | Agathosma joubertiana Schltdl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
Synonyms | Hartogia joubertiana Kuntze |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/18 |
Assessor(s) | T. Trinder-Smith & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO and AOO<380 km², four known locations remain after most of this species' habitat has been ploughed for vineyard and protea cultivation. It continues to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to agriculture and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp, on and around Soetanysberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Elim Ferricrete Fynbos |
Description | Ferricrete gravels flats and lower slopes below 90 m. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma joubertiana Schltdl. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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.
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 joubertiana Schltdl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/26 |
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