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Scientific Name | Agathosma sp. nov. (Oliver 6085 BOL) |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/01 |
Assessor(s) | T. Trinder-Smith & D. Raimondo |
Justification | One known location is potentially threatened by Rooibos tea cultivation, as the habitat is suitable. Surveys are required to determine whether cultivation is affecting the population. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Northern Koue Bokkeveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouebokkeveld Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Sandy flats on seeps in short fynbos. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Agathosma sp. nov. (Oliver 6085 BOL) | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Agathosma digitata | 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.
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Citation |
| Trinder-Smith, T. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Agathosma sp. nov. (Oliver 6085 BOL). National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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