Lycium tetrandrum
Thunb.
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Description
A thorny shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The branches are stiff. The leaves are in tufts on short shoots. They are succulent. They are oval and 5-20 mm long by 2-3 mm wide. The flowers are cream and tube shaped with mauve petals. The fruit are red berries 3 mm across.
Edible Uses
The red berries are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Evoista spinosa Raf.Lycium afrum subsp. tetrandum (Thunb.) A. Terracc.Lycium marlothii Dammer
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
