Lycium fuscum Miers

Type: Argentina: in Andibus Provinciae Mendozae, ad San Pedro de Uspallata, Miers (BM)

Geographical Region: South America

Distribution: ARGENTINA: Provinces Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, San Juan

Habit: erect

Shrub height: 0.5-2 m

Leaf characteristics:

Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 2-25 mm
Leaf Width: 2-6 mm

Calyx characteristics:

Calyx Shape: campanulate
Calyx Pubescence: glabrous
Calyx Tube Length: 1.5-2 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 0.5 mm

Corolla characteristics:

Corolla Color: yellow-green
Flower Shape: tubular
Corolla Tube Length: 15-23 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 1.3 -2 mm

Merosity: 4

Filament Pubescence: pilose on lower 2-3mm of base

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: ovoid
Fruit Color: red, orange
Fruit Length: 6-9 mm
Fruit Width: 6 mm

Seed Number: 7-12 per locule

Fruit Constriction: no

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