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Scientific Name | Oxygonum dregeanum Meisn. subsp. swazicum (Burtt Davy) Germish. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Synonyms | Oxygonum dregeanum Meisn. var. swazicum (Burtt Davy) R.A.Graham, Oxygonum zeyheri Sond. var. swazicum Burtt Davy |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/08/18 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread taxon that is declining in places due to habitat loss, but not yet in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | South-eastern Mpumalanga and Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Open grassland. |
Threats |
| Declining in places due to habitat loss to mining and crop cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxygonum dregeanum Meisn. subsp. swazicum (Burtt Davy) Germish. | 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. swazicum (Burtt Davy) Germish. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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