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Scientific Name | Oxalis aurea Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Oxalis maderi F.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/24 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO, AO0 <852 km², fewer than 10 locations remain in the Olifants River Valley due to extensive habitat loss to citrus cultivation. This species continues to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to rooibos tea cultivation, alien plant invasion and urban expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Clanwilliam to Citrusdal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Citrusdal Vygieveld, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Citrusdal Shale Renosterveld, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Clay slopes and flats below 300 m. |
Threats |
| Threatened by habitat loss to citrus orchards in the past and currently by rooibos tea cultivation, and to a lesser extent urban expansion and invasive alien plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis aurea Schltr. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2012. Oxalis aurea Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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