Lycium ameghinoi Spegazzini

Type: in valleculis siccis glareosis prope Golfo de San Jorge, Feb. 1896, Sr. Carlos Ameghino (Spegazzini Herbarium)

Geographical Region: South America

Distribution: ARGENTINA: Provinces Chubut, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Santa Cruz

Habit: erect

Shrub height: 1-2.5 m

Leaf characteristics:

    Leaf Succulence: succulent
    Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
    Leaf Length: 1-10 mm
    Leaf Width: 1-2.2 mm

Calyx characteristics:

    Calyx Shape: tubular
    Calyx Pubescence: glabrous
    Calyx Tube Length: 1.5-3 mm
    Calyx Lobe Length:0.5-1.5 mm

Corolla characteristics:

    Corolla Color: white, whitish-green, yellow-green
    Flower Shape: tubular
    Corolla Tube Length: 4.5-6 mm
    Corolla Lobe Length: 1-2 mm

Merosity: 4

Filament Pubescence: pilose at base

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

    Fruit Type: berry
    Fruit Shape: globose
    Fruit Color: orange, red
    Fruit Length: 4-5 mm
    Fruit Width: 3-4 mm