Lycium glomeratum Sendter

Type: Brazil: Prov. Alagoas, April 1839, Gardner 1370 (probably at Munich)

Geographical Region: South America

Distribution: ARGENTINA: Alagoas, Alto Parana, Santa Cruz, Misiones; PARAGUAY; BOLIVIA; BRASIL

Habit: erect shrub or small tree

Shrub height: 3-10 m

Leaf characteristics:

Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 10-120 mm
Leaf Width: 5-44 mm

Calyx characteristics:

Calyx Shape: campanulate
Calyx Pubescence: glabrous
Calyx Tube Length: 1.5-3 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 0.3-1 mm

Corolla characteristics:

Corolla Color: white
Flower Shape: funnel form
Corolla Tube Length: 4.5-5.5 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 2-3 mm

Merosity: 4-5

Filament Pubescence: densely pilose 2.5-4mm above base

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: globose
Fruit Color: deep purple
Fruit Length: 3-4 mm
Fruit Width: 3.5-4 mm

Seed Number: 10-20 per locule

Fruit Constriction: no