| Scientific Name | Lycium bosciifolium Schinz | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | SOLANACEAE | Synonyms | Lycium dunaloides Dammer, Lycium emarginatum Dammer, Lycium namaquense Dammer, Lycium pauciflorum Dammer, Lycium schaeferi Dammer, Lycium squarrosum Dammer | Common Names | Limpopo Honey-thorn (e) |
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 | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Free State, Northern Cape, North West | Range | This species is found in the Richtersveld, Kalahari and Molopo River Valley to the western Free State and northern Roggeveld Escarpment. It occurs northwards through Botswana and Namibia to Angola. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Western Gariep Lowland Desert, Lower Gariep Alluvial Vegetation, Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Northern Upper Karoo, Upper Karoo Hardeveld, Bushmanland Basin Shrubland, Kalahari Karroid Shrubland, Bushmanland Arid Grassland, Northern Richtersveld Scorpionstailveld, Lower Gariep Broken Veld, Riethuis-Wallekraal Quartz Vygieveld, Western Gariep Plains Desert, Eastern Gariep Plains Desert, Richtersveld Sheet Wash Desert, Bushmanland Vloere, Southern Kalahari Mekgacha, Namaqualand Riviere, Highveld Alluvial Vegetation, Upper Gariep Alluvial Vegetation, Blouputs Karroid Thornveld, Stella Bushveld, Auob Duneveld, Gordonia Kameeldoring Bushveld, Gordonia Duneveld, Kuruman Thornveld, Kuruman Vaalbosveld, Ghaap Plateau Vaalbosveld, Schmidtsdrif Thornveld, Vaalbos Rocky Shrubland, Upper Annisvlakte Succulent Shrubland, Schweizer-Reneke Bushveld, Nossob Bushveld, Gordonia Plains Shrubland, Postmasburg Thornveld, Olifantshoek Plains Thornveld, Kathu Bushveld, Molopo Bushveld, Mafikeng Bushveld, Hantam Karoo, Richtersveld Red Duneveld, Kimberley Thornveld | Description | Plants grow in karroid shrubland and Kalahari thornveld, on dunes, dry river banks and floodplains. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lycium bosciifolium Schinz | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | 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 (Solanaceae) in Africa. Unpublished Ph.D., University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2018. Lycium bosciifolium Schinz. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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