Lycium horridum
Thunb.
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Summary
Source: WikipediaLycium horridum is a shrub in the nightshade family (Solanaceae) indigenous to South Africa as well as southern Namibia and Botswana.
Description
A shrub. It can grow t0 1.8 m tall. The leaves are succulent and in small clusters. They are narrow and 7-12 mm long. The flowers are tube shaped and 6-9 mm long. They are white with lilac lobes that have dark purple bases. The fruit are oval red berries 4-6 mm long.
Edible Uses
The small red fruit berries are eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 103
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
