Lycium arenicola
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Lycium arenicola is a plant type from the genus of Lycium ( Lycium ) in the family of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
description
Lycium arenicola is a 3 to 4 m high, heavily branched, diocesan shrub . The leaves are frosted, slightly succulent and hairless. They become 14 to 25 mm long and 1 to 2 mm wide.
The flowers are four or five-fold. The calyx is bell-shaped to almost tubular. The calyx tube becomes 2.5 to 3 mm long and is covered with 0.5 to 0.8 mm long calyx lobes. The crown is trumpet-shaped and half-egg-shaped, it is colored white and provided with purple veins. The corolla tube reaches a length of 5 to 6 mm, the corolla lobes are 1.5 to 2 mm long. The base of the stamens is hairy.
The fruit is an egg-shaped, red or occasionally black berry that reaches a length of 4 to 5 mm and a width of 3 to 4 mm.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 72.
Occurrence
The species is widespread on the African continent and occurs there in South Africa in the provinces of Eastern Cape , Free State and Northern Cape , as well as in Lesotho and Botswana .
Systematics
Within the box thorn ( Lycium ) the species is grouped according to phylogenetic studies in a clade with other ancient world species of the genus. Within this clade, the species is closely related to the species Lycium afrum , Lycium schizocalyx , Lycium cinereum , Lycium horridum and Lycium ferocissimum .
literature
- JS Miller and RA Levin: Lycium arenicola . In: Project Lycieae
- Rachel A. Levin et al .: Evolutionary Relationships in Tribe Lycieae (Solanaceae). In: DM Spooner, L. Bohs, J. Giovannoni, RG Olmstead and D. Shibata (eds.): Solanaceae VI: Genomics meets biodiversity. Proceedings of the Sixth International Solanaceae Conference, ISHS Acta Horticulturae 745, June 2007. ISBN 978-90-6605-427-1 . Pp. 225-239.
Individual evidence
- ^ Lycium arenicola at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis