Lycium afrum
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
- Lycium
- Species
- Lycium afrum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Lycium afrum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Jasminoides afrumName author: (L.) Medik.
- Jasminoides linearifoliumName author: Moench
- Lycium afrum f. brevifoliaName author: (Dunal) A.Terracc.
- Lycium afrum f. longifoliaName author: (Dunal) A.Terracc.
- Lycium afrum f. subulataName author: (Dunal) A.Terracc.
- Lycium afrum subsp. normaleName author: A.Terracc.
- Lycium afrum var. brevifoliumName author: Dunal
- Lycium afrum var. longifoliumName author: Dunal
- Lycium afrum var. subulatumName author: Dunal
- Lycium brevifoliaName author: (Dunal) A.Terracc.
- Lycium inermeName author: L.f.
- Lycium longifoliaName author: (Dunal) A.Terracc.
- Lycium rigidumName author: Thunb.
- Lycium rigidum subsp. normaleName author: A.Terracc.
- Lycium subulataName author: (Dunal) A.Terracc.
- Oplukion afrumName author: (L.) Raf.
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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