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Scientific Name | Oxalis oculifera E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/02/07 |
Assessor(s) | L.L. Dreyer, K.C. Oberlander & D. Raimondo |
Justification | One large, continuous population stretching over an area of 150 km² is buffered from the threat of habitat loss to rooibos tea cultivation by the fact that it occurs on rock pavements which cannot be ploughed. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Gifberg and Matsikamma Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally waterlogged rock flushes and moss pads on sandstone pavement, 600-1000 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis oculifera E.G.H.Oliv. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Oxalis oculifera E.G.H.Oliv. | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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 |
| Dreyer, L.L., Oberlander, K.C. & Raimondo, D. 2005. Oxalis oculifera E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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