Distribution Map

Oxygonum dregeanum subsp. dregeanum

           
(Oxygonum dregeanum var. dregeanum)

Polygonaceae Polygonoideae Oxygoneae 

As at April 2024, 9 herbarium specimens

South African Red List status: subspecies LC
Global Distribution: Southern Africa only
Flora Protection Act: Schedule C
Medicinal

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Oxygonum dregeanum - Perennial, branching widely, often prostrate at base. Stems and leaves finely downy. Leaves entire, blunt, narrowing to base, with distinct midrib, up to 7 cm long x 5 mm wide. Flowers in small clusters on slender stalks along terminal unbranched axis; segments white with pink under-sides, up to 1,3 cm long.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.