Lycium yunnanense
K. Z. Kuang & A. M. Lu
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A shrub. It grows 50 cm tall. The small branches are yellow brown. They are thorny at the tip. The leaves occur singly on long shoots. They are narrowly oval and 8-15 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The base is wedge shaped. The flowering shoots occur singly and there are several flowers clustered with leaves. The fruit is a round berry 4 mm across. They are yellow to red when ripe.
Edible Uses
The young stem is used as a potherb.
Traditional Uses
The young stem is used as a potherb.
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Medicinal Uses
Lycium, particularly L. barbarum, have long been used in traditional Chinese medicine. The leaves and roots of other species of Lycium, such as L. europaeum, when mixed with water, have been used in folk medicine. The fruit of L. barbatum and L. chinense, known as goji berry, is commonly consumed as a dried fruit. The Chinese tonic gou qi zi ("wolfberry fruit") is made of the fruit of any of several Lycium species, and is used as a dietary supplement.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Production
In Yunnan plants flower September to November and fruit October to February.
