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Scientific Name | Oxalis cuneata Jacq. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OXALIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Oxalis cuneifolia Jacq. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/02/07 |
Assessor(s) | L.L. Dreyer, K.C. Oberlander & D. Pillay |
Justification | Known from two subpopulations at two locations, one of which has not been seen since 1937, despite recent searches. The other location, near Vanrhynsdorp, is potentially threatened by mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bitterfontein to Vanrhynsdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld, Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Quartzite patches. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oxalis cuneata Jacq. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Oxalis cuneata Jacq. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Oxalis cuneata Jacq. | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Dreyer, L.L., Oberlander, K.C. & Pillay, D. 2005. Oxalis cuneata Jacq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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