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Scientific Name | Oxalis melanosticta Sond. var. latifolia T.M.Salter |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/06 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, L.L. Dreyer & K.C. Oberlander |
Justification | A poorly known species, known to occur at a single location where it could not be relocated despite recent searches. Not enough is known about the distribution, specific habitat or population status of this taxon to determine its status. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Summit of Vanrhyns Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis melanosticta Sond. var. latifolia T.M.Salter | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Oxalis melanosticta Sond. var. latifolia T.M.Salter | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Oxalis melanosticta Sond. var. latifolia T.M.Salter | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Helme, N.A., Dreyer, L.L. & Oberlander, K.C. 2006. Oxalis melanosticta Sond. var. latifolia T.M.Salter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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