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Lycium schweinfurthii Dammer

Type: Egypt: Alexandria: Schweinfurth 67 (holotype: B; lectotype: K)

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Geographical Region: Africa, Eurasia

Distribution: ALGERIA; EGYPT; LIBYA; TUNISIA; ISRAEL

Habit: rigid, erect

Shrub height: 2-3 M

Leaf characteristics:

Leaf Succulence: succulent
Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 12-20 mm
Leaf Width: 2-4 mm

Calyx characteristics:

Calyx Shape: campanulate
Calyx Pubescence: glabrous
Calyx Tube Length: 1-1.5 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 0.4-0.5 mm

Corolla characteristics:

Corolla Color: creamy white with lilac lobes
Flower Shape: broadly sub-orbicular, spreading
Corolla Tube Length: 11-15mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 2-2.5 mm

Merosity: 5

Filament Pubescence: glabrous

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

Fruit Type:berry
Fruit Shape: spherical to sometimes ovoid
Fruit Color: black
Fruit length: 4-5 mm diameter

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