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Scientific Name | Oxalis flava L. var. fabifolia (Jacq.) Dreyer & Oberl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Oxalis asinina Jacq., Oxalis crispa Jacq., Oxalis fabifolia Jacq., Oxalis fabifolia Jacq. var. crispa (Jacq.) Sond. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/12/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 1245 km²), but locally abundant taxon that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Vanrhynsdorp district, from the base of the Nieuwoudtville Escarpment to Klawer. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Clay soils in succulent karoo vegetation. |
Threats |
| A small proportion (± 5%) of this species' range is transformed to crop fields, but this area is only marginally suited to agriculture and habitat loss is not continuing. |
Population |
Although it has a restricted distribution, this taxon is locally abundant within this region (Dreyer et al. 2010).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis flava L. var. fabifolia (Jacq.) Dreyer & Oberl. | LC | 2020.1 | | Oxalis fabifolia Jacq. | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Oxalis fabifolia Jacq. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Dreyer, L.L., Oberlander, K.C. and Roets, F. 2010. Reassessment of the taxonomic status of Oxalis fabaefolia (Oxalidaceae) and the description of a unique variety of Oxalis flava from the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Blumea 55(3):253-258.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Oxalis flava L. var. fabifolia (Jacq.) Dreyer & Oberl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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