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7379.000 Lycium
Description of the genus
Spiny shrubs. Leaves usually in axillary clusters, simple, entire. Flowers actinomorphic, solitary or in small clusters. Calyx 5-toothed or weakly 2-lipped with 2-3 teeth, scarcely enlarging in fruit. Corolla narrowly funnel-shaped; lobes spreading. Fruit a small berry. Derivation of name: Greek name from the country Lycia. Worldwide: 100 species in warm temperate regions, mostly America. Zimbabwe: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| bosciifolium Schinz | W | |
| horridum Thunb. | W,S | |
| schizocalyx C.H. Wright | S | |
| shawii Roem. & Schult. | W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
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Flora of Mozambique: Lycium
Flora of Zambia: Lycium
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): LyciumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lycium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lycium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Lycium
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iNaturalist: Lycium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lycium
JSTOR Plant Science: Lycium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lycium
Plants of the World Online: Lycium
Tropicos: Lycium
Wikipedia: Lycium
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