Lycium schweinfurthii, Boxthorn,
אטד החוף
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| | Scientific name: |
| Lycium schweinfurthii Dammer |
| Common name: |
| Boxthorn, Lycium schweinfurthii |
| Hebrew name: |
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| Family: |
| Solanaceae, סולניים |
Date Picture Taken: January 4, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Phanerophyte, shrub |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Violet, white |
| Flowering Period: |
| Almost the whole year |
| Habitat: |
| Light soils |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Location: The Sharon Plain
Alexander River National Park, Khirbet Samara; Date Picture Taken: 29/12/2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Lycium, from Lycia, an ancient country in Asia Minor, and / or from the Greek name Lykion used by Dioscorides and Pliny for some thorny tree or shrub.
schweinfurth, for Charles Schweinfurth (1890-1970), an American botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Dammer is used to indicate Carl Lebrecht Udo Dammer (1860 – 1920), a German botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
Pliny the Elder(23–79), describes boxthorn as a medicinal plant recommended as a treatment for sore eyes and inflammation.
Pedanius Dioscorides (ca.40-ca. 90) notes medicinal uses of Lycium, stating that preparations of various plant parts relieved inflammation and relaited ailments
Date Picture Taken: November 28, 2008
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