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Scientific Name | Hugonia orientalis Engl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LINACEAE |
Synonyms | Hugonia arborescens Mildbr., Hugonia busseana Engl., Hugonia swynnertonii De Wild. |
Common Names | Ramshoringbos (a), Rams-horns (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/10/02 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species has a localized distribution in South Africa, but it is not threatened. It is widespread outside South Africa. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | In South Africa this species is restricted to the Nwambiya Sandveld area in the north of Kruger National Park. It extends northwards to tropical Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nwambyia-Pumbe Sandy Bushveld |
Description | It occurs in deep sandy soils in hot dry evergreen forest, woodland and thicket, often along rivers. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat in South Africa is well-protected and it is not threatened. |
Population |
This species is common in suitable habitat, where it can form large thickets (Schmidt et al. 2002).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hugonia orientalis Engl. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hugonia orientalis Engl. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Hugonia orientalis Engl. | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Robson, N.K.B. 1963. Linaceae. In: A.W. Exell, A. Fernandes and H. Wild (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 2 (Part 1):91-99. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
Schmidt, E., Lotter, M. and McCleland, W. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Hugonia orientalis Engl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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