Lycium ruthenicum, is a flowering plant commonly known as Russian box thorn in the West.[1] It is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family which can be found in Central Asia, southern part of Russia, throughout Northwest China,[2] Northern India and Pakistan.[3] Also commonly known as black fruit wolfberry, siyah goji, black goji and kaokee.[4]
The species is either,[1] 20-,[2] 20-,[5] or tall.[3] The leaves are either 5-,[5] 0.6-,[1] or 6- by 1-.[3] It have 2-4 sepals each one of which is bell-shaped and 3- long.[5] Pedicels are either 5- long[2] or can be as long as it sepals. The calyx is 2.5- long[3] but can be companulate and exceed 4-.[2] Corolla's tube is 5- long with stamens have 5- long berries[3] (which can sometimes grow up to)[2] which are also broad and globose.[2] The fruits' seeds are brown coloured and are 1.5- long.[2] The flowering time is June to August[3] but can sometimes bloom in May too. Fruits mature from August to October.[2]
In India, it grows in Nubra Valley where it is used by native people to cure blindness in camels. In Central Asia and Northwest China the species grows on elevation of 400-[1] in saline deserts, sands and roadsides.[2]
Complete guide of black wolfberry. Sinaeangift. Retrieved May 25, 2017.