Lycium gariepense
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Lycium gariepense is a plant type from the genus of Lycium ( Lycium ) in the family of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
description
Lycium garipense is an extremely prickly , diocese shrub 0.6 to 1.2 m high . The leaves are succulent , hairless and 10 to 15 mm long and 2 to 3 mm wide.
The flowers are five-fold. The calyx is tubular, the calyx tube is 2.5 to 3.5 mm long. The calyx lobes are 0.5 to 0.8 mm long. The crown is hemispherical and spreading, it is creamy white in color and has purple veins and pale purple corolla lobes. The corolla tube reaches a length of 7 to 9 mm, the corolla lobes are 2 to 3 mm long. The stamens are hairless at the base or slightly tomentose above the point of attachment.
The fruit is a red, egg-shaped berry that reaches a length of 5 to 6 mm and a width of 3 mm.
Occurrence
The species is widespread on the African continent and occurs in southern Namibia .
Systematics
Molecular biological studies place the species in a clade with various species native to Africa and the only Australian species. One clade that was strongly supported by the study consists of Lycium gariepense , this Australian species Lycium australe and the species Lycium tenue that occurs in South Africa .
supporting documents
- JS Miller and RA Levin: Lycium gariepense . 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. pp. 225-239. ISBN 978-9066054271 .