Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Oxalis davyana R.Knuth
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
OXALIDACEAE
Synonyms
Oxalis galpinii Burtt Davy
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2009/08/14
Assessor(s)
K. Naidoo, D. Raimondo & L.L. Dreyer
Justification
Three known locations are potentially threatened by small-scale farming and mining.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Mpumalanga
Range
Barberton and Swaziland.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Barberton Montane Grassland
Description
Along streams and drainage lines in forests or riparian bush.
Threats
Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Oxalis davyana R.KnuthVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

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.


Citation
Naidoo, K., Raimondo, D. & Dreyer, L.L. 2009. Oxalis davyana R.Knuth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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