Lycium tenue Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Lycium

Characteristics

Rigid, thorny shrub, up to 2 m tall. Leaves semi-succulent, fascicled on stems and thorns, narrowly obovate, 10-15 mm long. Flowers bisexual, narrowly trumpet-shaped, 6-7 mm long, creamy white, lobes lilac, reflexed, calyx tubular, 5-6 mm long. Berries red, ellipsoidal, 5-7 mm long.
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Like L. ferocissimum but leaves pale green, 8-16 x 1-3 mm, and berries 5-7 mm diam.
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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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 4-6
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Lycium tenue world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:816653-1
WFO ID wfo-0001023219
COL ID 3WKQX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lycium tenue Lycium tenue subsp. normale