Withania frutescens
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Synonyms
  • Atropa frutescens L.

Withania frutescens is a species of plant in 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

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.[2]

Taxonomy

Withania frutescens was described by Linnaeus Pauquy and published in De la Belladone . . . Paris 14, in 1825.[3]

References

Community of orovales on Isla Grosa (Region of Murcia)
  1. ^ "Withania frutescens" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Withania frutescens". Trópicos.
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