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Scientific Name | Lycium oxycarpum Dunal |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SOLANACEAE |
Synonyms | Lycium austrinum Miers |
Common Names | Karoo Honey-thorn (e), Wolwedoring (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread species that is not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is widespread across the south-western dry interior of South Africa, from the Roggeveld Escarpment and Clanwilliam to Worcester, and eastwards through the Little Karoo to the central and southern Great Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Plants grow in streambanks, ravines and depressions on deep sandy alluvial plains. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lycium oxycarpum Dunal | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Venter, A.M. 2000. Taxonomy of the genus Lycium L. (Solanaceae) in Africa. Unpublished Ph.D., University of the Free State, Bloemfontein.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Lycium oxycarpum Dunal. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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