Lycium deserti Philippi

Type: Chile, 1860 (holotype: SGO)

Geographical Region: South America

Distribution: CHILE: Provinces Antojagasta, Atacama

Habit: erect, rugged

Shrub height: 1-2 m

Leaf characteristics:

Leaf Pubescence: pubescent
Leaf Length: 3-14 mm
Leaf Width: 1-2.5 mm

Calyx characteristics:

Calyx Shape: campanulate
Calyx Pubescence: glabrous to puberulous
Calyx Tube Length: 1-1.8mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 0.5-1 mm

Corolla characteristics:

Corolla Color: white
Flower Shape: tubular
Corolla Tube Length: 12-16.5 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 1.5-1.8 mm

Merosity: 4

Filament Pubescence: pilose at base

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: globose to ovoid
Fruit Length: 5-7 mm
Fruit Width: 4-5 mm

Seed Number: 2-3 per locule

Fruit Constriction: yes