Lycium acutifolium E. Mey. Ex Dunal

Type: South Africa: Umtata, Drege 4874a (holotype: G-DC; isotypes: K, P, MO)

Geographical Region: Africa

Distribution: SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape province, Kwazulu-Natal; MOZAMBIQUE

Habit: erect, branched, sometimes scandent or prostrate

Shrub height: 1.5-3 m

Leaf characteristics:

Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 10-23 mm
Leaf Width: 3-7 mm

Calyx characteristics:

Calyx Shape: campanulate
Calyx Pubescence: glabrous
Calyx Tube Length: 2-3mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 0.5-0.8 mm

Corolla characteristics:

Corolla Color: creamy white, violet venation
Flower Shape: semi-ovate, spreading
Corolla Tube Length: 7-8 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 2-3.5 mm

Merosity: 5

Filament Pubescence: bases pilose

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: ovoid or ovoid-oblong
Fruit Color: red
Fruit length: 6-8 mm
Fruit width: 4-5 mm

Varieties: latifolium, angustifolium