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Scientific Name | Lycium gariepense A.M.Venter |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SOLANACEAE |
Common Names | Gariep Box Thorn (e), Gariepkriedoring (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/28 |
Assessor(s) | P.F. Matlamela, D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | This species has a restricted range in South Africa, but it is widespread across southern Namibia, and it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia to the Richtersveld, Northern Cape, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Dry, rocky slopes, ridges and cliffs, in full sun. |
Threats |
| Although the area where this species occurs in South Africa is affected by severe overgrazing, this species' particular habitat offers it some protection against grazing, and the effects of overstocking such as trampling and erosion. |
Population |
This species is fairly widespread in the Richtersveld National Park (Venter and Venter 2003). This species' habitat is poorly explored in South Africa and Namibia, and it may be more common than records suggest (Venter and Venter 2003).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lycium gariepense A.M.Venter | 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 L. (Solanaceae) in Africa. Unpublished Ph.D., University of the Free State, Bloemfontein.
Venter, A.M. and Venter, H.J.T. 2003. Lycium gariepense (Solanaceae), a new species from South Africa and Namibia. South African Journal of Botany 69(2):161-164.
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Citation |
| Matlamela, P.F., Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2015. Lycium gariepense A.M.Venter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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