Lycium barbarum
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 barbarum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Lycium barbarum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Boberella halimifoliaName author: (Mill.) E.H.L.Krause
- Jasminoides flaccidumName author: Moench
- Lycium barbarumName author: Mill.
- Lycium barbarum var. auranticarpumName author: K.F.Ching
- Lycium barbarum var. barbarumName author: Not supplied
- Lycium chinense var. turbinatumName author: (Loisel.) A.Terracc.
- Lycium dunalianumName author: Bubani ex Dunal
- Lycium europaeum f. lanceolataName author: (Loisel.) A.Terracc.
- Lycium halimifoliumName author: Mill.
- Lycium lanceolataName author: (Loisel.) A.Terracc.
- Lycium lanceolatumName author: Loisel.
- Lycium turbinatumName author: Loisel.
- Lycium turcomanicaName author: (Miers) A.Terracc.
- Lycium turcomanicumName author: Miers
- Lycium vulgareName author: Dunal
- Lycium vulgare subf. turcomanicaName author: (Miers) A.Terracc.
- Lycium vulgare subsp. barbarumName author: (L.) A.Terracc.
- Lycium vulgare subsp. normaleName author: A.Terracc.
- Teremis ellipticaName author: Raf.
- Teremis turbinataName author: 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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