Lycium cuneatum Dammer

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Lycium

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 1-4 m tall. The leaves are oval and 4-40 mm long by 3-32 mm wide. The fruit are 3-4 mm long by 3-4 mm wide. The seeds are kidney shaped and 2-2.5 mm long by 1.5-2 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 4.0
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 500 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Lycium cuneatum world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), and Paraguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:146741-2
WFO ID wfo-0001022831
COL ID 3WKJ4
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Synonyms

Lycium colorans Lycium cuneatum var. rojasii Lycium pruinosum var. puberulum Lycium floribundum subvar. puberulum Lycium cuneatum