Lycium athium Bernardello

Type: Argentina: Prov. Formosa: Dpt. Patino, 14 Nov 1984, Bernardello Schinini y Juliani 488 (holotype: CORD)

Geographical Region: South America

Distribution: ARGENTINA: Province Formosa

Habit: erect

Shrub height: 1-1.5 m

Leaf characteristics:

Leaf Succulence: succulent
Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 3-12mm
Leaf Width: 1-3 mm

Calyx characteristics:

Calyx Shape: campanulate
Calyx Pubescence: glabrous
Calyx Tube Length: 1.5-2 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 0.5-0.8 mm

Corolla characteristics:

Corolla Color: white, whitish-green, yellow-green
Flower Shape: funnel form
Corolla Tube Length: 2.5-3 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 1.5-2 mm

Merosity: 4

Filament Pubescence: pilose at base

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: globose
Fruit Color: orange, red
Fruit Length: 5-6 mm
Fruit Width: 3.3-4 mm

Seed Number: 2