Lycium shawii Roem. & Schult.
NE Indigenous

Morphological description

Shrub, up to 2 m high. Leaves and young branches glabrous. Leaves linear-lanceolate to ovate-spathulate, 1.5-4.0 times as long as broad. Peduncles 4 mm long not exserted, filaments glabrous. Flowers white or mauve. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

Savanna. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Flowering time

December to July

Altitude

155 to 915 m

Occurrence records map

This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

FSA

SA

BOT

NAM

ESW

LES

WC

EC

NC

FS

GA

KZN

LP

MP

NW

Absent

Indigenous

Endemic

Naturalised

Invasive

Names and Sources

Accepted name
Lycium shawii Roem. & Schult.
Synonym(s)

Lycium albiflorum Dammer


Lycium ovinum Dammer


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

SUBFAMILY Solanoideae

TRIBE Lycieae

GENUS Lycium

SPECIES shawii

24 results for Lycium shawii Roem. & Schult.

Specimen records

Barcode: NH0073699-0 Collector(s) & number: Nel, MDS, 76 | --

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Pongola Bosveldplaas

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0574806-0 Collector(s) & number: Pope, GV, 318 | 1971-4-17

Botswana, Orapa.

General notes: Stunded mopane woodland, roadside, in sandy soil. Kalahari sand. Bush to 1 m tall, twig epidermis splits to reveal purple underbark. Flowers light purple with purple lines.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0141413-0 Collector(s) & number: Pole-Evans, IB, H19031 | 1918-9-25

South Africa, Limpopo, BANDELIERKOP

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0565760-0 Collector(s) & number: Hahn, N, 36 | 1990-12-30

South Africa, Limpopo, Soutpansberg District: Morningsun Farm.

General notes: Woodland. Clayish soil. Full sun. Level slope. Dolorite. Spiny shrub 1.3 m high.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0586121-0 Collector(s) & number: Wentzel, JJ, N167 | 1998-11-28

South Africa, Limpopo, Pafuri. 0.4 km Suid van vurk tussen Witklippad en Brekenga pad.

General notes: Middelhang. Vrugte helderrooi bessies. Kort reguit dorings. Blomme lig room.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0136759-0 Collector(s) & number: Lamont, H, 54 | 1949-2-24

South Africa, Limpopo, SHINGWIDZI DIST.; KRUGER NAT. PARK; SHENGWEDSI RIVER AT PUNDA MARIA

General notes: Found growing on a clay lime bank near Shingwedzi river but not on river bank.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0136761-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, 28896 | 1959-6-9

Eswatini, HLATIKULU DIST.; NEAR GOLLEL

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0136763-0 Collector(s) & number: Wells, MJ, 2200 | 1960-11-26

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Ingwavuma. Western foot of Lebombo Mountains.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0656673-0 Collector(s) & number: Jacobsen, NHG, 3151 | 1984-3-25

Botswana, CHOBE NAT. PARK; SAVUTI

General notes: In Cadaba scrub/grassland in semi unindated soils. Erect woody shrub 2 m high with red berries.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0636491-0 Collector(s) & number: Zambatis, N, 1449 | 1982-4-25

South Africa, Limpopo, KLASERIE; BEDFORD 419 KU FARM, WEST OF KLASERIE

General notes: Antheap. Shrub 1.2 m tall with white flowers. Leaves soft and dark green. Veins yellow-green. Young stems reddish. Rare.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0136764-0 Collector(s) & number: Nel, MDS, 76 | 1971-12-

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, PONGOLA BUSHVELD FARM

General notes: Struik ± 1.5 m. Het wit blommetjies en kort stewige "spines".

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0136758-0 Collector(s) & number: Van der Schijff, HP, 4074 | 1954-12-9

South Africa, Mpumalanga, NELSPRUIT DIST.; KRUGER NAT. PARK; LEEUPAN

General notes: Turflaagte om pan. Klein struikie met wit blom.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0583848-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 7123 | 1999-11-28

Zimbabwe, South Western Zimbabwe. ± 30 km from Bulawayo on road to Gweru.

General notes: Open acacia scrubland. With drooping habit.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0691468-0 Collector(s) & number: James, C, 174 | 1986-5-17

South Africa, Limpopo, SOUTPANSBERG; BEN LAVIN NATUURRESERVAAT

General notes: Dore soetveld/Gemengde suurbosveld. Blomkleur wit.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0545967-0 Collector(s) & number: Carr, JD, 86 | 1979-3-21

Botswana, 34 KM. FROM SEHITWA ON RD. TO NOKANENG

General notes: Savannah with Acacia tortilis dominant. Clayey soil.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0468117-0 Collector(s) & number: Allen, AM, 275 | 1975-2-10

Botswana, ORAPA; BLUE DUNE

General notes: Calcrete pan side. Shrub under Acacia c. 2 m high. Thorny. Small blue flowers 1.5 cm long, tubular with flat open corolla top.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0136760-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, 28900 | 1959-6-10

Eswatini, HLATIKULU DIST.; INGWAVUMA POORT

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: NH0133390-0 Collector(s) & number: Ramdhani, 193 | 2002-7-28

South Africa, Eastern Cape, Fort Brown, Koonap. Along R67 to Fort Beaufort, at foot of steep rocky cliff, ñ 1km NE of Lifford Farm, near parking area.

General notes: Habitat description: valley thicket. Soil loamy-clay. In full shade. Aspect N.E. Slope steep. Along national road, undisturbed. Plant description: thorny, bushy, spreading, woody shrub, ñ 1.6m. Leaves green. Flowers with green-white tubes & purple free lobes. Old flowers persistent, cream-brown. Rare. Most plants in flower.

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Barcode: PRE0468118-0 Collector(s) & number: Horler, DNH, 245 | 1973-5-

Eswatini, NORTH-EASTERN SWAZILAND; SWAZILAND IRRIGATION SCHEME

General notes: Lowveld. Saline abandoned ricelands.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0136756-0 Collector(s) & number: Miller, OB, B/488 | 1946-9-

Botswana, MAUN DIST.; 16 MI. SW. OF MAUN; NEAR CHUCHUBEKHA MALOPO.

General notes: Shrub 6 ft high on termite mounds. 'Libuta' (Tswana).

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0624787-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, AE, 5703 | 1982-5-23

South Africa, Limpopo, PIETERSBURG; OP PAD NA LOUIS TRICHARDT, 0,8 KM VANAF DIE BANDOLIERSKOP-DRIE KOPPIES KRUISING

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0136762-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, 28580 | 1959-3-5

Eswatini, HLATIKULU DIST.;NR INGWAVUMA POORT

General notes: Flowers white, scented.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0533245-0 Collector(s) & number: Barrett, SCH, 364 | 1969-12-18

Eswatini, TSHANENI; LOWVELD

General notes: Riceland weeds of waste ground. Derelict area.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0233885-0 Collector(s) & number: Van der Schijff, HP, 4433 | 1958-7-

South Africa, Limpopo, PIETERSBURG DIST.; PLATO

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2003

SERIES

Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist

Strelitzia 14: 1231-1231

Pretoria

1997

SERIES

Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters Retief, E; Herman, PPJ

Strelitzia 6: 1-681

National Botanical Institute, Pretoria

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Status

Status and criteria

NE

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