Lycium shawii 13517
Author: Johann Jakob Römer (1763-1819) & Josef August Schultes (1773-1831)Family: Solanaceae Subfamily: Solanoideae Tribe: Lycieae
Genus: Lycium
English name: Arabian box-thorn
Zone: South Africa
Description
This species is from Palestine, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Arabia, northern Africa, Sinai, Egypt.
Lycium shawii Observed in Israel by johannesk (license)
Botanical Description
This is a shrub to 1.5-3m. The young branches, spines, leaves, peduncles and calyx are grey tomentose, rarely glabrous.
The leaves are oblanceolate-oblong to linear-oblong, 7-10 x 2.5-3.5mm.
The clusters are 1-2-flowered. The peduncles are 1-8mm. The calyx is narrowly tubular, to 5mm, with 5 equal teeth. The corolla is 10-16.5mm, lobes 1.5-3mm, ciliate, 4.5 x as short as narrowly tubular corolla tube. The filaments are glabrous, corolla tube sometimes hairy within.
The berry is red, globose, 3-5 mm.
References
- Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, P.H. Davies. 1984 Vol. 6 pag. 447. ISBN
The leaves are oblanceolate-oblong to linear-oblong, 7-10 x 2.5-3.5mm.
The clusters are 1-2-flowered. The peduncles are 1-8mm. The calyx is narrowly tubular, to 5mm, with 5 equal teeth. The corolla is 10-16.5mm, lobes 1.5-3mm, ciliate, 4.5 x as short as narrowly tubular corolla tube. The filaments are glabrous, corolla tube sometimes hairy within.
The berry is red, globose, 3-5 mm.
References
- Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, P.H. Davies. 1984 Vol. 6 pag. 447. ISBN
References for the genus
- A monographic study of the genus Lycium of the western hemisphere, Hitchcock, Charles Leo. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 1932 Vol. 19(2/3) pag. 179-374. JStor
- Chromosome evolution in the cosmopolitan genus Lycium (Solanaceae), Stiefkens, Laura and Las Peñas, M. Laura and Levin, Rachel A. and Miller, Jill S. and Bernardello, Gabriel. Taxon 2020 Vol. 69(1) pag. 124-141. DOI
- Estudios crìticos sobre la flora de Chile, Reiche, Karl. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 1903. Address
- Flora iberica, Santiago Castroviejo. 2010 Vol. 11 pag. 234-240. ISBN
- Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, P.H. Davies. 1984 Vol. 6 pag. 445-451. ISBN
- Historia fisica y politica de Chile segun documentos adquiridos en esta republica durante doce anos de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del supremo gobierno, Gay, Claudio, and Johnston, I. M. (Ivan Murray),. 1847 Vol. 15. Address
- Taxonomy of the genus Lycium L.(Solanaceae) in Africa, Venter, Andor Margaretha. 2000. Address
- Chromosome evolution in the cosmopolitan genus Lycium (Solanaceae), Stiefkens, Laura and Las Peñas, M. Laura and Levin, Rachel A. and Miller, Jill S. and Bernardello, Gabriel. Taxon 2020 Vol. 69(1) pag. 124-141. DOI
- Estudios crìticos sobre la flora de Chile, Reiche, Karl. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 1903. Address
- Flora iberica, Santiago Castroviejo. 2010 Vol. 11 pag. 234-240. ISBN
- Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, P.H. Davies. 1984 Vol. 6 pag. 445-451. ISBN
- Historia fisica y politica de Chile segun documentos adquiridos en esta republica durante doce anos de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del supremo gobierno, Gay, Claudio, and Johnston, I. M. (Ivan Murray),. 1847 Vol. 15. Address
- Taxonomy of the genus Lycium L.(Solanaceae) in Africa, Venter, Andor Margaretha. 2000. Address
General specifications
Biological type: shrub
Frost resistance: 28ºF
Leaf color: glaucous
Flower color: white
IUCN Red List of threatened species status: Least Concern
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 9,8ft x 9,8ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h Foliage: semi-evergreen
Growth: fast
Flowering time from December until May
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: 1x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by cuttings
Ecology in its country of origin
Rainfall: 100-600mm
Germination references for the genus
- USDA Forest Service's Woody Plant Seed Manual, John K. Francis and Craig D.Whitesell. 2008. Address
Frost resistance: 28ºF
Leaf color: glaucous
Flower color: white
IUCN Red List of threatened species status: Least Concern
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 9,8ft x 9,8ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h Foliage: semi-evergreen
Growth: fast
Flowering time from December until May
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: 1x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by cuttings
Ecology in its country of origin
Rainfall: 100-600mm
Germination references for the genus
- USDA Forest Service's Woody Plant Seed Manual, John K. Francis and Craig D.Whitesell. 2008. Address
Experiences in the garden
23-09-18A Obtaining 2 plants from nursery Cultidelta
08-04-21 2x Dead plant: No information.