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Scientific Name | Oxalis falcatula T.M.Salter |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Oxalis falcata Sond. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/01 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, L.L. Dreyer, K.C. Oberlander & N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO 41 km², AOO <10 km², three locations remain after most of this species' habitat has been transformed by urban expansion. It continues to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to urban development and crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Paarl. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Lower slopes on granites or shales. |
Threats |
| This taxon has lost the majority of its habitat to the urban expansion of the city of Cape Town. Crop cultivation has also resulted in loss of habitat in the Durbanville area. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis falcatula T.M.Salter | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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.
Salter, T.M. 1944. The genus Oxalis in South Africa: a taxonomic revision. Journal of South African Botany Supplement 1:1-355.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D., Dreyer, L.L., Oberlander, K.C. & Helme, N.A. 2012. Oxalis falcatula T.M.Salter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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