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Scientific Name | Oxyrhachis gracillima (Baker) C.E.Hubb. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened* D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/03/23 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & L. Fish |
Justification | In South Africa, known from fewer than five locations. Potentially threatened by mining and changing hydrodynamics due to vegetation removal. However its range extends throughout Africa, and since it is a highly mobile species the regional assessment is downgraded from VU to NT. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Port Edward and Mkambati Game Reserve, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Zambia and Madagascar. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | Along streams and in wet grassland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxyrhachis gracillima (Baker) C.E.Hubb. | NT D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Fish, L. 2006. Oxyrhachis gracillima (Baker) C.E.Hubb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15 |
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