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Lycium europaeum L.

Type: Linnean Herbarium: London: LINN no 257.7 (lectotype: LINN)

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Geographical Region: Africa, Eurasia

Distribution: ALGERIA; MAURITANIA; MOROCCO; TUNISIA; SPAIN

Habit: rigidly erect

Shrub height: 1-2 m

Leaf characteristics:

Leaf Glaucous: sometimes glaucous
Leaf Succulence: semi-succulent
Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 15-25 mm
Leaf Width: 5-8 mm

Calyx characteristics:

Calyx Shape: campanulate to broadly tubular
Calyx Tube Length: 2-2.5 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 0.5 mm

Corolla characteristics:

Corolla Color: purple tinged with green, dark purple lobes
Flower Shape: sub-orbicular, spreading
Corolla Tube Length: 11-13 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 2.5-3 mm

Merosity: 5

Filament Pubescence: bases glabrous or very sparsely pilose

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: ovoid
Fruit Color: red
Fruit length: 5-6 mm
Fruit width: 4-5 mm

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