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Scientific Name | Oxalis meisneri Sond. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Oxalis cana Sond., Oxalis cuneifolia Meisn., not of Jacq. (1794) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/26 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO 1921 km², five locations are known, but up to 10 are estimated to occur in poorly explored parts of the range. It is declining due to ongoing habitat loss to crop cultivation and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Tulbagh to Robertson. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Breede Shale Renosterveld, Breede Alluvium Renosterveld, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Foothills of shale or sandstone slopes and lowland flats. |
Threats |
| Past and ongoing loss of habitat to crop cultivation for vineyards and orchards. Invasive alien plants also pose a threat to some subpopulations. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis meisneri Sond. | VU B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii) | 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 |
| Helme, N.A. 2012. Oxalis meisneri Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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