Lycium oxycarpum
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Summary
Source: WikipediaLycium oxycarpum is a shrub in the nightshade family (Solanaceae) indigenous to the Karoo regions of South Africa.
Description
A thorny shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are alternate and in tufts on short shoots. They are 20-50 mm long by 3-11 mm wide. The flowers have both sexes. They are tube shaped and cream with the tube being purple. The fruit are oval red berries. They are 5-7 mm long by 3-5 mm wide.
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,
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
