Solanaceae
Lycium

Lycium acutifolium E.Mey. ex Dunal

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 518 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Cape Prov. to Eswatini, S. Madagascar. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Swaziland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • D'Arcy, W.G. & Rakotozafy, A. (1994). Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (Plantes Vasculaires) 176: 1-146. Typographie Firmin-Didot et Cie., Paris.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • D'Arcy, W.G. & Rakotozafy, A. (1994). Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (Plantes Vasculaires) 176: 1-146. Typographie Firmin-Didot et Cie., Paris.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 10, 1994 South Africa K000405925 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 10, 1994 Miers, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000405923 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 10, 1994 South Africa K000405924 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sanderson, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000405927 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rakotoarisoa, S.E.; Andriamahay, M. [210] Madagascar K000664710 No
Wood, J.M. [123] South Africa K000405928 Unknown Type Material Yes
South Africa K000405929 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.M. [1129] South Africa K000405930 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K000405926 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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

    • 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 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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