Lycium europaeum L.

Type: Linnean Herbarium: London: LINN no 257.7 (lectotype: LINN)

Geographical Region: Africa, Eurasia

Distribution: ALGERIA; MAURITANIA; MOROCCO; TUNISIA; SPAIN

Habit: rigidly erect

Shrub height: 1-2 m

Leaf characteristics:

    Leaf Glaucous: sometimes glaucous
    Leaf Succulence: semi-succulent
    Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
    Leaf Length: 15-25 mm
    Leaf Width: 5-8 mm

Calyx characteristics:

    Calyx Shape: campanulate to broadly tubular
    Calyx Tube Length: 2-2.5 mm
    Calyx Lobe Length: 0.5 mm

Corolla characteristics:

    Corolla Color: purple tinged with green, dark purple lobes
    Flower Shape: sub-orbicular, spreading
    Corolla Tube Length: 11-13 mm
    Corolla Lobe Length: 2.5-3 mm

Merosity: 5

Filament Pubescence: bases glabrous or very sparsely pilose

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

    Fruit Type: berry
    Fruit Shape: ovoid
    Fruit Color: red
    Fruit length: 5-6 mm
    Fruit width: 4-5 mm