Lycium cinereum Thunb.
Type: South Africa: Capt Thunber (holotype: UPS nr 5306)
Geographical Region: Africa
Distribution: SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape province, Free State, Northern Cape Province; LESOTHO; BOTSWANA
Habit: much branched
Shrub height: 3-4 m
Leaf characteristics:
Leaf Glaucous: glaucous
Leaf Succulence: semi-succulent
Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 14-25 mm
Leaf Width: 1-2mm
Calyx characteristics:
Calyx Shape: campanulate to somewhat tubular
Calyx Tube Length: 2.5-3 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 0.5-0.8 mm
Corolla characteristics:
Corolla Color: white with violet veins
Flower Shape: trumpet shaped, semi-ovate
Corolla Tube Length: 5-6 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 1.5-2 mm
Merosity: 4-5
Filament Pubescence: bases pilose
Sexuality: dioecious
Fruit characteristics:
Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: ovoid
Fruit Color: red, sometimes black
Fruit length: 4-5 mm
Fruit width: 3-4 mm