Withania frutescens
| Withania frutescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Withania |
| Species: | W. frutescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Withania frutescens (L.) Pauquy
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Withania frutescens is a plant species belonging to the family Solanaceae. It is native to the western Mediterranean region, including southern Iberia (in Portugal and south and southeastern Spain), the Balearic Islands, Northwest Africa (including Morocco and western Algeria) and the Canary Islands.[1]
Description
This shrub can grow up to three meters in height but typically reaches about one and a half meters.
It flowers between May and June and sheds its leaves during the summer. The berries are greenish and have a diameter of 7 to 8 mm.[2]
Taxonomy
Withania frutescens was described by Linnaeus Pauquy and published in De la Belladone . . . Paris 14, in 1825.[3]
References
- ^ "Withania frutescens" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Stübing, G.; Peris, J. B. (1998). Plantas silvestres de la Comunidad Valenciana (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ediciones Jaguar. p. 626. ISBN 84-89960-24-0.
- ^ "Withania frutescens". Trópicos.
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