Lycium strandveldense A.M. Venter
Type: South Africa: Western Cape Province: Lamberts Bay, Venter A. M. 477 (BLFU)
Geographical Region: Africa
Distribution: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape Province
Habit: erect, rigid, thorny
Shrub height: 1-1.5 m
Leaf characteristics:
Leaf Succulence: succulent
Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 9-13 mm
Leaf Width: 2-3 mm
Calyx characteristics:
Calyx Shape: campanulate to broadly tubular
Calyx Tube Length: 4mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 1 mm
Corolla characteristics:
Corolla Color: deep purple with tube sometimes greenish white on outside
Flower Shape: semi-orbicular, spreading
Corolla Tube Length: 11-13 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 2.5 mm
Merosity: 5
Filament Pubescence: base pilose
Sexuality: dioecious
Fruit characteristics:
Fruit Type:berry
Fruit Shape: ellipsoid
Fruit Color: red
Fruit length: 4-5 mm
Fruit width: 7-8 mm