Lycium gilliesianum Miers

Type: Argentina: Mendoza: Copuncoa, Gillies (BM)

Geographical Region: South America

Distribution: ARGENTINA: Provinces Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Chubut, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Rio Negro, Neuquen, Salta, San Luis, Santa Cruz

Habit: erect

Shrub height: 0.8-2.5 m

Leaf characteristics:

Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 3-25 mm
Leaf Width: 0.8-3.5 mm

Calyx characteristics:

Calyx Shape: campanulate
Calyx Pubescence: glabrous
Calyx Tube Length: 0.7-1.3 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 0.4-1 mm

Corolla characteristics:

Corolla Color: yellow-green
Flower Shape: spreading
Corolla Tube Length: 10-15.5 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 1-2 mm

Merosity: 4

Filament Pubescence: pilose at base

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: ovoid
Fruit Color: red, deep purple
Fruit Length: 5-10 mm
Fruit Width: 7 mm

Fruit Constriction: no