Withania somnifera
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
- Withania
- Species
- Withania somnifera
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1852
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Withania somnifera. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Alicabon somniferumName author: (L.) Raf.
- Hypnoticum somniferumName author: Rodr. ex Boiss.
- Physalis flexuosaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Physalis flexuosaName author: Wall.
- Physalis scariosaName author: Webb & Berthel.
- Physalis somniferaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Physalis tomentosaName author: Thunb.
- Physaloides somniferaName author: (L.) Moench
- Withania chevalieriName author: A.E.Gonç.
- Withania kansuensisName author: K.Z.Kuang & A.M.Lu
- Withania macrocalyxName author: (Chiov.) Chiov.
- Withania microphysalisName author: Suess.
- Withania mucronataName author: Chiov.
- Withania obtusifoliaName author: Täckh.
- Withania siculaName author: Lojac.
- Withania somnifera subsp. obtusifoliaName author: (Täckh.) Abedin, M.A.Al-Yahya, Chaudhary & J.S.Mossa
- Withania somnifera subsp. somniferaName author: Not supplied
- Withania somnifera var. abhaicaName author: Alsuhaimi, M.A.Ali & Alwahibi
- Withania somnifera var. macrocalyxName author: Chiov.
- Withania somnifera var. somalensisName author: Schinz
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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