Lycium eenii S. Moore

Type: Namibia, Damaraland, T.G.Een, anno 1879 (holotype: BM)

Geographical Region: Africa

Distribution: NAMIBIA: throughout

Habit: rigid, bushy, sometimes scandent

Shrub height: 1-2 m, rarely 4 m

Leaf characteristics:

Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 20-30 mm
Leaf Width: 8-12 mm

Calyx characteristics:

Calyx Shape: tubular
Calyx Tube Length: 6-7 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 1-2 mm

Corolla characteristics:

Corolla Color: greenish-white with purple veins and lobes
Flower Shape: sub-orbicular, spreading
Corolla Tube Length: 12-15 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 2.5-3 mm

Merosity: 5

Filament Pubescence: lower quarter of filament sparsely pilose

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: ovate
Fruit Color: red
Fruit length: 7-8 mm
Fruit width: 4-5 mm