Oxalis hygrophila Dreyer (2004:262)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Oxalis minuta var. callosa T.M.Salter in J. S. African Bot., Suppl. 1: 180 (1944)
Conservation Status
Missing (Raimondo et al., 2009; Dreyer et al., 2012) or Extinct (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 2001 (Dreyer et al., 2012; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Pakhuis Pass, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
Dreyer, L. L., Oberlander, K. C. and Raimondo, D. (2012). Oxalis hygrophila Dreyer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/06/07.
Kumwenda, M., Dreyer, L. L., Marais, E. M. and Manning, J. C. (2004). A taxonomic reassessment of the varieties of Oxalis minuta (Oxalidaceae) and the change of O. minuta var. callosa to specific rank as O. hygrophila. South African Journal of Botany 70(2):259-264.
Le Roux, Johannes J., Hui, C., Castillo, M. L., Iriondo, J. M., Keet, J.-H., Khapugin, A. A., Médail, F., Rejmánek, M., Theron, G. Yannelli, F. A. and Hirsch, H. (2019). Recent Anthropogenic Plant Extinctions Differ in Biodiversity Hotspots and Coldspots. Current Biology 29(17): 2912-2918.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.063
POWO. (2024). Oxalis hygrophila Dreyer. Plants of the World Online (online resource). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 1 January 2024]
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.