Lycianthes scandens
A species in the Solanaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Solanales
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Lycianthes
- Species
- Lycianthes scandens
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 2020
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Lycianthes scandens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
26 synonyms in this snapshot
- Lycianthes lentaName author: (Cav.) Bitter
- Lycianthes lenta subsp. lentaName author: Not supplied
- Lycianthes lenta var. endopolytrichaName author: Bitter
- Lycianthes lenta var. endopsilaName author: Bitter
- Lycianthes lenta var. lentaName author: Not supplied
- Lycianthes lenta var. scotinophilaName author: Bitter
- Lycianthes lenta var. utrinquemollisName author: Bitter
- Lycianthes magdalenaeName author: (Dunal) Bitter
- Lycianthes nocturnaName author: (Fernald) Bitter
- Lycianthes pauciflora subsp. tobagoensisName author: Bitter
- Lycianthes recticarpaName author: Rusby
- Lycianthes scandens var. scandensName author: Not supplied
- Lycianthes variifoliaName author: Standl.
- Solanum affineName author: Dunal
- Solanum decemfidumName author: Pav. ex Dunal
- Solanum declinatumName author: Sessé & Moc.
- Solanum echinatumName author: Pav. ex Dunal
- Solanum fugaxName author: Bert. ex Dunal
- Solanum lentumName author: Cav.
- Solanum lentum var. echinatumName author: Dunal
- Solanum neglectumName author: Bertero ex Dunal
- Solanum nocturnumName author: Fernald
- Solanum scandensName author: Mill.
- Solanum virgatum var. caracasanumName author: O.E.Schulz
- Solanum virgatum var. lentumName author: (Cav.) O.E.Schulz
- Solanum volubileName author: Sessé & Moc.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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