Lycium nodosum Miers

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Lycium

Characteristics

A shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It can grow to 2 m tall. The leaves are oval or spoon shaped and 6-30 mm long by 2-13 mm wide. The flowers occur singly. The fruit is oval and 5 mm long by 4 mm wide. The seeds are irregular shaped and there are 10-15 in each locule.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Lycium nodosum world distribution map, present in Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:816547-1
WFO ID wfo-0001023031
COL ID 3WKMZ
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Synonyms

Lycium nodosum Lycium chilense var. heterophyllum Lycium chilense var. nodosum Lycium tweedianum var. heterophyllum