Lycium schreiteri Barkley

Type: Argentina: Tucuman, 1953 Schreiter 4820 (holotype: LIL)

Geographical Region: South America

Distribution: ARGENTINA: Provinces Catamarca, La Rioja, San Juan, Tucuman

Habit: erect

Shrub height: 0.5-2 m

Leaf characteristics:

Leaf Succulence: succulent
Leaf Pubescence: glabrous or minutely glandular pubescent
Leaf Length: 4-25 mm
Leaf Width: 2-11 mm

Calyx characteristics:

Calyx Shape: tubular to campanulate
Calyx Pubescence: glabrous
Calyx Tube Length: 6-9 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 1-3 mm

Corolla characteristics:

Flower Shape: funnel form
Corolla Tube Length: 8.5-11 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 3.5-5 mm

Merosity: 5, rarely 6

Filament Pubescence: densely pilose 3-4.5mm above base

Sexuality: hermaphroditic

Fruit characteristics:

Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: ovoid
Fruit Color: orange
Fruit length: 6 mm
Fruit width: 5 mm

Seed Number: around 30 per locule

Fruit Constriction: yes