Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Wahlenbergia oligantha Lammers
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CAMPANULACEAE
Synonyms
Lightfootia pauciflora Adamson
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Insufficient Information
Assessment Date
2006/07/29
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo
Justification
No collections made of this species for over 60 years, there is uncertainty whether a specimen from Albertinia is correctly assigned to this taxon, if so, this species is threatened by agriculture. The genus is urgently in need of revision.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Langeberg Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Sandstone slopes.
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Wahlenbergia oligantha LammersData Deficient Raimondo et al. (2009)
Wahlenbergia oligantha LammersLower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Wahlenbergia oligantha LammersInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Lightfootia pauciflora AdamsonUncertain 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.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Citation
Raimondo, D. 2006. Wahlenbergia oligantha Lammers. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/03

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