Geeloogsuring

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Oxalis obtusa Jacq.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
OXALIDACEAE
Synonyms
Oxalis atrata Weintroub, Oxalis ciliariflora Eckl. & Zeyh., Oxalis cruentata Jacq.f., Oxalis cuprea Lodd., Oxalis fimbriata E.Phillips, Oxalis framesii L.Bolus, Oxalis fugax Schltr. ex R.Knuth, Oxalis lacunosa Eckl. & Zeyh., Oxalis membranacea Weintroub, Oxalis natans Eckl. & Zeyh., Oxalis obtusa Jacq. var. glabrata Sond., Oxalis obtusa Jacq. var. hantamensis R.Knuth, Oxalis obtusa Jacq. var. subvillosa R.Knuth, Oxalis pearsonii R.Knuth, not of F.Bolus (1916), Oxalis rondeboschensis R.Knuth, Oxalis schultzii R.Knuth, Oxalis thermarum Eckl. & Zeyh.
Common Names
Geeloogsuring (a), Suring (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/02/07
Assessor(s)
L.L. Dreyer, K.C. Oberlander & D. Pillay
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Oxalis obtusa Jacq.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Oxalis framesii L.BolusIndeterminate Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Oxalis natans Eckl. & Zeyh.Endangered Hall et al. (1980)
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.


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.


Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.


Citation
Dreyer, L.L., Oberlander, K.C. & Pillay, D. 2005. Oxalis obtusa Jacq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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