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Scientific Name | Agathosma sp. nov. (Esterhuysen 27654 BOL) |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/01 |
Assessor(s) | T. Trinder-Smith & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO<10 km²), known from one subpopulation. It has no known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Worcester, Kwadouwsberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rock crevices in sandstone cliffs at high altitudes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma sp. nov. (Esterhuysen 27654 BOL) | Critically Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Agathosma canaliculata | VU D2 | 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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Trinder-Smith, T. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Agathosma sp. nov. (Esterhuysen 27654 BOL). National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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