Lycium martii Sendter

Type: Brazil: Prov. Bahia: on the San Francisco River near Joazerio, May 1818, Martius 2287 (probably at Munich)

Geographical Region: South America, Antilles

Distribution: BRASIL: Bahia; CUBA

Habit: erect

Shrub height: 1.5-5 m

Leaf characteristics:

Leaf Pubescence: pubescent
Leaf Length: 10-53 mm
Leaf Width: 5-25 mm

Calyx characteristics:

Calyx Shape: campanulate
Calyx Pubescence: glabrous
Calyx Tube Length: 2.3-2.5 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 0.5-1 mm

Corolla characteristics:

Corolla Color: white
Flower Shape: funnel form
Corolla Tube Length: 4-5 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 2.8-3 mm

Merosity: 5

Filament Pubescence: densely pilose 3-4mm above base

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: globose
Fruit Length: 4 mm
Fruit Width: 3 mm

Seed Number: numerous

Fruit Constriction: no