Lycium chanar
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Lycium chanar is a plant type from the genus of Lycium ( Lycium ) in the family of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
description
Lycium chanar is an upright shrub 0.3 to 1 m tall . Its leaves are hairy, 2 to 12 mm long and 0.3 to 0.5 mm wide.
The flowers are hermaphroditic and four or five-fold. The calyx is bell-shaped and hairy. The calyx tube is 2 to 3 mm long and covered with 1.5 to 2.5 mm long calyx lobes. The crown is spreading and colored white, whitish-yellow or whitish-purple. The corolla tube is 6 to 9 mm long, the length of the corolla lobes is 1.5 to 2.3 mm. The stamens are hairy to about 2 to 3 mm at the base.
The fruit is a red, spherical berry with a length of about 4 mm and a width of about 3 mm. A single seed is formed per ovary compartment .
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24.
Occurrence
The species is widespread in South America and occurs there in Argentina in the provinces of Catamarca , La Rioja , Mendoza , Salta and San Juan , as well as in Bolivia .
Systematics
Within the box thorn ( Lycium ), the species is grouped according to phylogenetic studies in a clade with other Argentine and Chilean species of the genus. However, these species are more closely related to an ancient clade than to a large clade to other species from the American continent. Closely related Argentine and Chilean species include Lycium ameghinoi , Lycium fuscum , Lycium stenophyllum, and Lycium minutifolium .
literature
- JS Miller and RA Levin: Lycium chanar . 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 chanar at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis