Lycium humile Philippi
Type: no type specified, but "prope Cachiyuyal" Philippi, is first collection cited (Museo Nacional, Santiago, Chile)
Geographical Region: South America
Distribution: ARGENTINA: Provinces Antojagasta, Atacama, Tarpaca, Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta; CHILE
Habit: dwarf, prostrate
Shrub height: up to 0.2 m
Leaf characteristics:
Leaf Succulence: succulent
Leaf Pubescence: glabrous or with short hairs
Leaf Length: 2-16 mm
Leaf Width: 1-4 mm
Calyx characteristics:
Calyx Shape: tubular
Calyx Pubescence: glabrous
Calyx Tube Length: 0.5-7.2 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 1-2 mm
Corolla characteristics:
Corolla Color: white
Flower Shape: funnel form
Corolla Tube Length: 12-15.5 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 2.5-3.5 mm
Merosity: 5
Filament Pubescence:few hairs at base
Sexuality: hermaphroditic
Fruit characteristics:
Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: globose
Fruit Color: red
Fruit Length: 7 mm
Fruit Width: 8 mm
Seed Number: around 20 per locule
Fruit Constriction: no