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Lycium gariepense (Solanaceae), a new species from South Africa and Namibia
Andor M Venter, HJT Venter
Abstract
Lycium gariepense, a new species from South
Africa and Namibia, is described and figured. Its centre of dispersal seems
to be the lower Orange River Valley of the Richtersveld and south-western
Namibia. The new species is characterised by a functionally dioecious habit,
feathery appearance, intricately branched and spreading growth form, much-branched,
needle-like thorns, and flowers in which the staminal anthers are included
in the corolla tube or protrude only slightly from the corolla mouth. This
new species resembles L. bosciifolium Schinz and L. horridum Thunb.
South
African Journal of Botany 2002, 69(2): 161–164
Africa and Namibia, is described and figured. Its centre of dispersal seems
to be the lower Orange River Valley of the Richtersveld and south-western
Namibia. The new species is characterised by a functionally dioecious habit,
feathery appearance, intricately branched and spreading growth form, much-branched,
needle-like thorns, and flowers in which the staminal anthers are included
in the corolla tube or protrude only slightly from the corolla mouth. This
new species resembles L. bosciifolium Schinz and L. horridum Thunb.
South
African Journal of Botany 2002, 69(2): 161–164
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South African Journal of Botany. ISSN: 0254-6299