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Lycium chinense Miller

Type:

Geographical Region: Eurasia

Distribution: CHINA: Provinces Anhui, Fujian, gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang; TAIWAN; JAPAN; KOREA; NEPAL; PAKISTAN

Habit: erect or sprawling

Shrub height: 0.5-1 m

Leaf characteristics:

Leaf Length: 15-50 mm
Leaf Width:  5-25 mm

Calyx characteristics:

Calyx Shape: campanulate
Calyx Pubescence: ciliate
Calyx Tube Length: 3-4 mm

Corolla characteristics:

Corolla Color: pale purple
Corolla Tube Length: 9-12 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: shorter than or subequaling

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

Fruit Type:berry
Fruit Shape: ovoid or oblong
Fruit Color: red
Fruit length: 7-15 mm
Fruit width: 5-8 mm

Seed number: numerous

Varieties: chinense, potaninii

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