Lycium truncatum Y.C.Wang

Species

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Characteristics

Shrubs 1-1.5 m tall, sparingly armed. Branches flexible. Leaves solitary on long shoots, clustered on short shoots; leaf blade linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, 1.5-2.6 cm × 2-6 mm, base cuneate, decurrent, apex acute, mid vein evident. Inflorescences axillary, 1-3-flowered clusters on short shoots. Pedicel 1-1.5 cm. Calyx campanulate, 3-4 × 3 mm, 2-or 3-lobed or truncate, sometimes circumscissile and only base persistent. Corolla purple or reddish purple, tube ca. 8 mm; lobes ca. 4 mm, not ciliate. Stamens and style slightly exserted; filaments sparsely villous slightly above base. Berry oblong or oblong-ovoid, 5-8 mm, mucronate. Seeds orange, ca. 2 mm. Fl. May-Aug, fr. Aug-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Lycium truncatum world distribution map, present in China and Mongolia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:816662-1
WFO ID wfo-0001023243
COL ID 3WKR8
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Synonyms

Lycium truncatum