Lycium cestroides Schlechtendal

Type: Uruguay: in Brasilia meridionalis prope San Jose, Sellow (probably at Berlin)

Geographical Region: South America

Distribution: ARGENTINA: Province Cercado, Province Buenos Aires, Province Catamarca, Province Cordoba, Province Corrientes, Province Chaco, Province Jujuy, Province La Rioja, Province Salta, Province San Juan, Province San Luis, Province Santa Fe, Province Santiago del Estero, Province Tucuman; BOLIVIA

Habit: erect

Shrub height: 1-2m, rarely 5m

Leaf characteristics:

Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 10-90 mm
Leaf Width: 4.5-47 mm

Calyx characteristics:

Calyx Shape: tubular, sometimes campanulate
Calyx Pubescence: glabrous
Calyx Tube Length: 2-3.5 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 1-2.5 mm

Corolla characteristics:

Corolla Color: even, intense violet
Flower Shape: tubular, funnel form
Corolla Tube Length: 5-17 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 1-2.5 mm

Merosity: 5, rarely 4, 6, 8, 9

Filament Pubescence: pubescent on the lower 1-2mm of base

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: globose to ovoid
Fruit Color: red, orange, dark purple
Fruit Length: 5-9 mm
Fruit Width: 4-8 mm