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Scientific Name | Oxalis purpurata Jacq. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2011/03/17 |
Assessor(s) | L.L. Dreyer, K.C. Oberlander & D. Pillay |
Justification | A range-restricted species, EOO <100 km². Although much of this species' range is affected by rooibos tea cultivation, a large section of the population is protected in the Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve and occurs in a habitat that cannot be ploughed. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Escarpment near Nieuwoudtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Vanrhynsdorp Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Cliff faces, rocky outcrops. |
Threats |
No severe threats. |
Population |
Locally abundant.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Oxalis purpurata Jacq. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | Oxalis purpurata Jacq. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | Oxalis purpurata Jacq. | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Oberlander, K.C., Dreyer, L.L. and Roets, F. 2010. Oxalidaceae: Rediscovery and phylogenetic position of the rare Oxalis purpurata. Bothalia 40(2):177-178.
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 |
Dreyer, L.L., Oberlander, K.C. & Pillay, D. 2011. Oxalis purpurata Jacq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/11 |