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Scientific Name | Oxygonum sinuatum (Hochst. & Steud. ex Meisn.) Dammer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Synonyms | Ceratogonum cordofanum Meisn., Ceratogonum sinuatum Hochst. & Steud. ex Meisn., Oxygonum elongatum Dammer, Oxygonum somalense Chiov., Oxygonum somalense Chiov. var. pterocarpum Chiov. |
Common Names | Dubbeltjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/01/18 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | A widely distributed species in eastern and southern Africa. It has no threats and it is too abundant to be at risk of extinction in the near future. Therefore, it is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | This species is widely distributed across eastern and northern South Africa, extending into Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, and further northwards into East Tropical Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | It is mainly found in grasslands and rocky woodland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Bibliography |
Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2021. Oxygonum sinuatum (Hochst. & Steud. ex Meisn.) Dammer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/07 |
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