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Scientific Name | Oxygonum dregeanum Meisn. subsp. dregeanum |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Synonyms | Oxygonum dregeanum Meisn. var. dregeanum, Oxygonum dregei Meisn., Oxygonum natalense Schltr. |
Common Names | Umdambane (z), Umkhandu (z), Untabane (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/08/18 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread taxon that is still relatively common in spite of extensive habitat loss, and not yet in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal Midlands to the northern Eastern Cape Coast. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Sandy soils in grassland, sometimes in disturbed places. |
Threats |
| Declining in places due to habitat loss to urban expansion, expanding rural settlements, agriculture and timber plantations. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxygonum dregeanum Meisn. subsp. dregeanum | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Germishuizen, G. 1988. The Oxygonum dregeanum complex (Polygonaceae). Bothalia 18(2):173-188.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Oxygonum dregeanum Meisn. subsp. dregeanum. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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