Solanaceae
Lycium

Lycium cinereum Thunb.

First published in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 57 (1794)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces

Introduced into:

Spain

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aymerich, P. (2019). Notes sobre flora allòctona a Catalunya. II. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d’Història Natural 83: 3-21.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Flora Zambesiaca 8(4): 1-124. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • A. de Candolle, Prodr. 13, 1: 516 (1852).
  • Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 2, 14: 20 (1854).
  • Bond & Goldblatt, Pl. Cape Fl.: 424 (1984) pro parte excl. L. kraussii Dunal.
  • F.C. 4, 2: 116 (1904) pro parte saltem excl. syn. L. apiculatum Dunal et vars.
  • Lamarck, Encycl. Méth. Bot., Suppl. 3: 450 (1814).
  • Linnaeus, Syst. Veg. 1: 700 (1825).
  • Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa 56: 176 (1987) pro parte
  • Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 37 (1794)
  • Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 4: 694 (1819)
  • Sp. Pl. 5, 1: 1059 (1810).
  • Tax. Lycium Afr.: 141, fig. 8.2.13 (2000).
  • The Genus Lycium in Africa, Kew Herb. unpubl. rep.: 2, 9 (1974) , pro parte.
  • Trans. Linn. Soc., London 9: 154 (1808).
  • Walpers, Rep. Bot. Syst. 3: 110 (1844).
  • Willdenow, Enum. Pl.: 245 (1809)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aymerich, P. (2019). Notes sobre flora allòctona a Catalunya. II. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d’Història Natural 83: 3-21.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Flora Zambesiaca 8(4): 1-124. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 20, 1998 Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000426090 Holotype Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [8104] South Africa Lycium prunus-spinosa K000426065 Isosyntype Yes
Engler, A. [6567] South Africa Lycium prunus-spinosa K000426063 Type Yes
Verdoorn, I.C. [895] South Africa Lycium prunus-spinosa K000426067 Type Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [8143] South Africa Lycium prunus-spinosa K000426066 Type Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [8133] South Africa Lycium prunus-spinosa K000426064 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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