Lycium schweinfurthii Dammer

Type: Egypt: Alexandria: Schweinfurth 67 (holotype: B; lectotype: K)

Geographical Region: Africa, Eurasia

Distribution: ALGERIA; EGYPT; LIBYA; TUNISIA; ISRAEL

Habit: rigid, erect

Shrub height: 2-3 M

Leaf characteristics:

    Leaf Succulence: succulent
    Pubescence: glabrous
    Leaf Length: 12-20 mm
    Leaf Width: 2-4 mm

Calyx characteristics:

    Calyx Shape: campanulate
    Calyx Pubescence: glabrous
    Calyx Tube Length: 1-1.5 mm
    Calyx Lobe Length: 0.4-0.5 mm

Corolla characteristics:

    Corolla Color: creamy white with lilac lobes
    Flower Shape: broadly sub-orbicular, spreading
    Corolla Tube Length: 11-15mm
    Corolla Lobe Length: 2-2.5 mm

Merosity: 5

Filament Pubescence: glabrous

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

    Fruit Type: berry
    Fruit Shape: spherical to sometimes ovoid
    Fruit Color: black
    Fruit length: 4-5 mm diameter