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Scientific Name | Oxalis saltusbelli Dreyer & Roets |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2020/11/27 |
Assessor(s) | L.L. Dreyer, K.C. Oberlander & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Oxalis saltusbelli is known from only one location where it occurs within a reserve. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 20 km², and has no recorded threats. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1. criteria as Least Concern but is nationally recognised as Critically Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve on the Bokkeveld Escarpment. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in course sand in both exposed, sunny habitats and in moist, shady crevices between sandstone rocks. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Oxalis saltusbelli. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis saltusbelli Dreyer & Roets | Critically Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Dreyer, L.L., Roets, F. and Oberlander, K.C. 2009. Oxalis saltusbellii: A new Oxalis (Oxalidaceae) species from the Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve, Nieuwoudtville, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 75:110-116.
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Citation |
| Dreyer, L.L., Oberlander, K.C. & Raimondo, D. 2020. Oxalis saltusbelli Dreyer & Roets. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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