Lycium is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The genus has a disjunct distribution around the globe, with species occurring on most continents in temperate and subtropical regions. South America has the most species, followed by North America and southern Africa. There are several scattered across Europe and Asia, and one is native to Australia. Common English names for plants of this genus include box-thorn, wolfberry, and desert-thorn. Plants of the World Online currently accepts 101 species. Other estimates are of 70 to 80 species.
Afrosciadium kerstenii, synonym Peucedanum kerstenii, is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is native to east tropical Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaïre). It grows among the giant groundsels (Dendrosenecio) atop of the mountains of east Africa: Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, Rwenzori Mountains and the Virunga Volcanoes.
Harpephyllum is a genus of trees in the family Anacardiaceae. The sole species is Harpephyllum afrum, a dioecious evergreen species from South Africa and Mozambique that is also cultivated. The fruit is edible.
Lycium afrum, the kraal honey thorn is a shrub in the potato family (Solanaceae), indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum is one of 36 sections in the genus Hypericum. Its type species is Hypericum montanum.
Afrosciadium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the carrot family, Apiaceae. It was split from the genus Peucedanum in 2008 by P.J.D. Winter, et al.
Afrosciadium abyssinicum, synonym Peucedanum abyssinicum, is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is native to Ethiopia, where it grows at high elevations.
Afrosciadium articulatum, synonym Peucedanum articulatum, is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is native to northern Malawi.
Afrosciadium magalismontanum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb native to subtropical regions in eastern South Africa and Eswatini. It has a tall, narrow stem which divides into multiple evenly-spaced branches near the top, with each branch sporting a cluster of small yellow flowers at its end.
Afrosciadium dispersum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb native to tropical mountains in South Sudan, northern Uganda, and southwestern Tanzania.
Afrosciadium englerianum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb, endemic to the Aberdare Mountains in Kenya.
Afrosciadium eylesii is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb native to southeastern Africa, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania to Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Afrosciadium friesiorum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb, endemic to Mount Kenya.
Afrosciadium gossweileri is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb, endemic to subtropical Angola.
Afrosciadium lundense is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb, endemic to subtropical Angola.
Afrosciadium lynesii is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb native to southern tropical Africa.
Afrosciadium nyassicum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb native to central Africa.
Afrosciadium platycarpum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb, endemic to southeastern South Africa.
Afrosciadium rhodesicum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb, endemic to the Mount Nyangani region along the border between eastern Zimbabwe and western Mozambique.
Afrosciadium trisectum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae.
