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, 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