Lycium morongii Britton

Type: Argentina: Prov. Santiago del Estero, 15 Feb. 1930, alt. 300m. Venturi 10105 (MBG)

Geographical Region: South America

Distribution: PARAGUAY; BOLIVIA; ARGENTINA: El Beni, Boqueron, Corrientes, Chaco, Entre Rios, Formosa, Salta, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman

Habit: erect, stocky

Shrub height: 1-5 m

Leaf characteristics:

Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 12-80 mm
Leaf Width: 5-34 mm

Calyx characteristics:

Calyx Shape: campanulate
Calyx Pubescence: glabrous
Calyx Tube Length: 2-3 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 0.2-1 mm

Corolla characteristics:

Corolla Color: white, creamy yellow
Flower Shape: funnel form
Corolla Tube Length: 3-4.5 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 1.5-3 mm

Merosity: 4-5

Filament Pubescence: densely pilose on lower 1.5-3mm of base

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: globose
Fruit Color: deep purple, sometimes black
Fruit Length: 3-4 mm
Fruit Width: 3-4mm

Seed Number: 2-8 per locule

Fruit Constriction: no