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Scientific Name | Lycium hantamense A.M.Venter |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SOLANACEAE |
Common Names | Hantam Honey-thorn (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/01/30 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 1787 km²), but not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Escarpment between Nieuwoudtville and Calvinia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rocky clay soils derived from shale and dolerite. |
Threats |
| As small proportion of this species' habitat has been converted to crop fields, predominantly around Nieuwoudtville, and sporadic loss continues. Its preference for shallow, rocky soils may offer some subpopulations protection against ploughing. |
Population |
Lycium hantamense is locally common in suitable habitat (Venter 2007). It is known from only a few records cited in the literature, but dedicated field surveys are likely to locate more subpopulations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lycium hantamense A.M.Venter | Least Concern | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Venter, A.M. 2007. Lycium hantamense (Solanaceae), a new species from the Hantam-Roggeveld Centre of Plant Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 73(2):214-217.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Lycium hantamense A.M.Venter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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