Lycium chinense
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 chinense
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1768
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Lycium chinense. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Boberella rhombifoliaName author: (Dippel) E.H.L.Krause
- Lycium barbarum var. chinenseName author: (Mill.) Aiton
- Lycium chinense f. megistocarpaName author: (Dunal) A.Terracc.
- Lycium chinense subf. trewianaName author: (G.Don) A.Terracc.
- Lycium chinense subsp. normaleName author: A.Terracc.
- Lycium chinense var. chinenseName author: Not supplied
- Lycium chinense var. potaniniiName author: (Pojark.) A.M.Lu
- Lycium chinense var. rhombifoliumName author: (Dippel) S.Z.Liou
- Lycium europaeumName author: Mérat ex Dunal
- Lycium megistocarpaName author: (Dunal) A.Terracc.
- Lycium megistocarpumName author: Dunal
- Lycium potaniniiName author: Pojark.
- Lycium rhombifoliumName author: Dippel
- Lycium sinenseName author: hort. ex Miers
- Lycium trewianaName author: (G.Don) A.Terracc.
- Lycium trewianumName author: G.Don
- Lycium trewianumName author: Roem. & Schult.
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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