| Scientific Name | Zanthoxylum capense (Thunb.) Harv. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | RUTACEAE | Synonyms | Fagara capensis Thunb., Fagara magalismontana Engl., Zanthoxylum thunbergii DC. (in part), Zanthoxylum thunbergii DC. var. obtusifolia Harv. | Common Names | Adelaide Spicetree (e), Amabelentombi (z), Amabelezintshingezi (z), Briar-hout (e), Fever Tree (e), Kardamon (a), Karrademon (a), Katdoring (a), Kleinperdepram (a), Klein-perdepram (a), Knobthorn (e), Knobwood (e), Knopdoring (a), Knophout (a), Knoppiesdoring (a), Lemoendoring (a), Lemon Thorn (e), Maagbessie (a), Monokomabêlê (tw), Monokwane (ns), Munungu (v), Murandela (v), Oomsboom (a), Parapis (a), Perdeboom (a), Perdepis (a), Perdepisbom (a), Perdepram (a), Perdepramboom (a), Pramboom (a), Prambos (a), Prambosboom (a), Pramdoring (a), Sekole (tw), Senokomaropa (ns), Small Knobwood (e), Umhlungumabele (z), Umlungumabele (z), Umlungumabele (x), Umnungumabele (z), Umnungumabele (x), Umnungwane (x), Umnungwane Omncane (z), Unnungwane (z), Wag-'n-bietjie (a), White-man's-tit (e), Wild Cardamom (e), Wild Cardamon (e), Wildebriar (a), Wildekardamon (a), Wilde-kardemom (a), Wildekarmonk (a), Wildenartjie (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2008/01/15 | Assessor(s) | V.L. Williams, D. Raimondo, N.R. Crouch, A.B. Cunningham, C.R. Scott-Shaw, M. Lötter & A.M. Ngwenya | Justification | This is a widespread and common species. It is harvested in moderate quantities for medicinal use, and is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West | Range | This species is widespread across eastern South Africa, extending northwards to Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna | Description | It occurs in bushveld and forest margins. It germinates readily in plantations of the exotic Acacia melanoxylon (Cunningham 1988). |
Threats | | Roots of this species are used for traditional medicine. It is harvested in moderate quantities and sold in medicinal plant markets in Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Mpumalanga (V.L. Williams, pers. comm. 2008). |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
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Citation/Red List version | | Zanthoxylum capense (Thunb.) Harv. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Coates Palgrave, K. 1977. Trees of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
Cunningham, A.B. 1988. An investigation of the herbal medicine trade in Natal/KwaZulu. Investigational Report No. 29. Institute of Natural Resources, Pietermaritzburg.
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.
Pooley, E. 1998. The complete field guide to trees of Natal, Zululand and Transkei. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
Schmidt, E., Lotter, M. and McCleland, W. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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Citation | | Williams, V.L., Raimondo, D., Crouch, N.R., Cunningham, A.B., Scott-Shaw, C.R., Lötter, M. & Ngwenya, A.M. 2008. Zanthoxylum capense (Thunb.) Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15 |
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