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Scientific Name | Lycium acutifolium E.Mey. ex Dunal |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SOLANACEAE |
Synonyms | Lycium pendulinum Miers |
Common Names | Thicket 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 | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is found in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal coast, extending to southern Mozambique. It also occurs in southern Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in coastal woodland, thornveld and thicket. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lycium acutifolium E.Mey. ex Dunal | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. and Schmidt, E. 2018. Trees and shrubs Mozambique. Publishing Print Matters, 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.
Venter, A.M. 2000. Taxonomy of the genus Lycium L. (Solanaceae) in Africa. Unpublished Ph.D., University of the Free State, Bloemfontein.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Lycium acutifolium E.Mey. ex Dunal. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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