Lycium stenophyllum
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Lycium stenophyllum is a plant type from the genus of Lycium ( Lycium ) in the family of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
description
Lycium stenophyllum is an upright shrub that reaches heights of 0.8 to 2 m. The leaves are hairy, 2 to 20 mm long and 0.5 to 1.5 mm wide.
The flowers are hermaphrodite and fourfold. The calyx is bell-shaped and hairy. The calyx tube is 1 to 1.5 mm long and covered with 1 to 2.5 mm long calyx lobes. The crown is spreading and colored white to whitish-blue. The corolla tube reaches a length of 12 to 16 mm, the corolla lobes are 1 to 2 mm long. The anthers are tomentose on the lower 2.5 to 4 mm of the base.
The fruit is an egg-shaped berry that is 3 to 4.5 mm long and 3 to 4 mm wide. One to five seeds are formed per carpel .
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24.
Occurrence
The species is widespread in South America and occurs there in Chile and Peru .
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 chanar , Lycium fuscum, and Lycium minutifolium .
literature
- JS Miller and RA Levin: Lycium stenophyllum . 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 stenophyllum at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis