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 |
Binomial name | |
Withania frutescens (L.) Pauquy | |
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Withania frutescens is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is found in southern and eastern Spain (Andalusia, Murcia and Valencia), the Balearic Islands, Morocco and Algeria.
Description
It is a shrub that can reach up to three meters in height, although it usually reaches a meter and a half.
It flowers from May to June and loses its leaves in summer. The berries are greenish and measure between 7 and 8 mm in diameter.[1]
Taxonomy
Withania frutescens was described by Linnaeus Pauquy and published in De la Belladone . . . Paris 14, in 1825.[2]
References
- ↑ 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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