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Lycium afrum

Lycium afrum (Hedi Stummer)
Common names: kraal honeythorn (Eng.); kraaldoring, kraalkriedoring, slangbessie, bokdoring (Afr.)
Family: Solanaceae

... then black in early summer, between October and November. Lycium afrum is native to the Western Cape Province. It is ... berries are eaten by birds, who also disperse the seeds. Lycium are browsed until the spines in the new growth ... also give protection to other plants that grow among them. Lycium Lycium afrum makes a good garden subject. This plant ...

25 / 04 / 2016 | Sisanda Alakhe Velembo-Mhlauli | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Lycium ferocissimum

Lycium ferocissimum
Common names: Cape box thorn, honey thorn, snake-berry, African box thorn (Eng.); slangbessie, karriedoring, bokdoring (Afr.); ubovu (Xho.)
Family: Solanaceae

... and then turning orange-red or bright red when mature. Lycium ferocissimum is not endemic to South Africa. It occurs ... that are usually found inside the berries of the plant. Lycium L. ferocissimum flowers sporadically throughout the ... Magazine of Natural History . It is one of 21 species of Lycium that occur in South Africa. The genus Lycium , ...

27 / 11 / 2017 | Sisanda Alakhe Velembo-Mhlauli | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Lycium horridum

Lycium horridum in fruit
Common names: buck honeythorn (Eng.); bokdoring, kriedoring, kraaldoring, slangbessiebos, wolwedoring (Afr.)
Family: Solanaceae

... Gigi Laidler from her observations posted on iNaturalist. Lycium horridum is characterized by its rigid structure, ... stems are dark grey or purplish brown. Similar to many Lycium species, the leaves of L. horridum are oblong, ... seeds in their droppings. Only female plants bear fruits. Lycium horridum is distributed in seasonally dry, arid ...

24 / 06 / 2024 | Sedzani Madongo | National Herbarium Pretoria
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