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Scientific Name | Oxalis comptonii T.M.Salter |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/06 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, L.L. Dreyer & K.C. Oberlander |
Justification | Five to ten locations are potentially threatened by rooibos tea cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Gifberg and Matsikamma Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | High altitude sandstone plateau. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis comptonii T.M.Salter | NT D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Oxalis comptonii T.M.Salter | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Oxalis comptonii T.M.Salter | Uncertain | 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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., Dreyer, L.L. & Oberlander, K.C. 2006. Oxalis comptonii T.M.Salter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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