small honeythorn
Lycium cinereum Thunb.
Lycium cinereum, a member of the Solanaceae family, is a shrub native to southern Africa. It is found in South Africa, southern Namibia, and Botswana, and was first described in 1794 by Thunb.
Description
Lycium cinereum, commonly known as small honeythorn, is a shrub in the nightshade family (Solanaceae). It is indigenous to southern Africa and is widely distributed in South Africa, as well as in parts of Namibia and Botswana. The species was first published in 1794 by Carl Peter Thunberg. It is part of the genus Lycium and is one of several species within the family Solanaceae found in the region.
Other common names
small honeythornsmall-leaved honeythorn
Distribution
Botswana · Cape Provinces · Free State · KwaZulu-Natal · Lesotho · Namibia · Northern Provinces · Spain
Synonyms
Acokanthera lycioidesAcokanthera pubescensCestrum lycioidesCestrum pubescensLycium caespitosumLycium cinereum subsp. normaleLycium engleriLycium prunus-spinosaLycium rigidum var. roridumLycium roridumLycium seineriLycium tenue subsp. prunus-spinosaLycium woodii