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Lycium L.

This genus name was first published in Spach, (M. M. & Galeotti Walp., Spach, and (M. M. & Galeotti Walp., Sp. Pl. 1: 191., 1753.  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000022495.

Literature

Synonyms of Lycium

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Lycium afrum Mart. ex Dunal M. ex Dunal and S. ex Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 524. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001022605
Lycium afrum Drège ex Dunal Dunal and D. ex Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 518. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001022606
Lycium afrum Bojer Bojer, Hortus Maurit. 241. 1837, 1837. — wfo-0001022607
Lycium afrum Boiv. ex Dunal B. ex Dunal, Dunal, and Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 515. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001022608
Lycium afrum Rchb. ex Webb & Berthel. R. W. & ex Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries (Phytogr.). iii. 285.. — wfo-0001022609
Lycium afrum Thunb. Thunb., Prod. Pl. Cap. 37. 1794., 1794. — wfo-0001022610
Lycium afrum Drège ex Dunal D. ex Dunal, Bot. Reg. 5: t. 354. 1819, 1819. — wfo-0001022611
Lycium anatolicum A.Baytop & R.R.Mill A. B. & R.R.Mill, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 35(3): 313. 1977, 1977. — wfo-0001022636
Lycium angustifolium Mill. Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 8. 1768 [16 Apr 1768], 1768. — wfo-0001022644
Lycium apiculatum Dunal Dunal, K. ex Dunal, and Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 517. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001022645
Lycium argentino-elongatum Stuck. ex Seckt S. ex Seckt, Fl. Cordob. (Rev. Univ. Nac. Cordoba, xvi-xvii.) 439 (1929-30)., nomen, hybr.?. — wfo-0001022650
Lycium armatum Griff. Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 95. 1854; Icon. Pl. Asiat. t. 415. 1854.. — wfo-0001022654
Lycium aschersonii Dammer Dammer, Dammer, and Dammer, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. xlviii. 226. 1912, 1912. — wfo-0001022656
Lycium bachmannii Schinz Schinz, Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich lvii. 558 (Nov. ), non L. bachmannii Dammer. 1912, 1912. — wfo-0001022661
Lycium barbarum Lam. Lam., Encycl. (Lamarck) 3(2): 509. 1792 [13 Feb 1792], 1792. — wfo-0001022662
Lycium barbatum Thunb. Thunb., Thunb., Thunb., Thunb., and Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. 37. 1794., 1794. — wfo-0001022668
Lycium barbinodum Miers Miers and Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 2, 14(80): 138. 1854 [Aug 1854], 1854. — wfo-0001022669
Lycium berberidoides Correll Correll, Wrightia 3(7): 138. 1965 berberioides, 1965. — wfo-0001022670
Lycium berlandieri A.Gray A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 47. 1866. partim.. — wfo-0001022672
Lycium brachyanthum A.Gray ex Hemsl. A. G. ex Hemsl. and A. G. ex Hemsl., Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 2: 426. 1882. — wfo-0001022696
Lycium brevistylum Tod. Tod., Nuov. Gen. Sp. 74.. — wfo-0001022701
Lycium campanulatum E.Mey. E.Mey., Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. (Drège) 109 (1843), nomen; C. H. Wright in Dyer, Fl.Cap. iv. II. 111 (1904), descr.. — wfo-0001022709
Lycium canescens Griff. Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 95. 1854, 1854. — wfo-0001022711
Lycium canum Gillies ex Walp. G. ex Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) iii. 112, nomen.. — wfo-0001022712
Lycium capense Mill. Mill., Mill., and Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 7. 1768 [16 Apr 1768], 1768. — wfo-0001022713
Lycium capillare Miers Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 2, 14(81): 188. 1854 [Sep 1854], 1854. — wfo-0001022714
Lycium capsulare L. L., Cent. Pl. II. 11. 1756 [2 Jun 1756], 1756. — wfo-0001022715
Lycium carinatum S.Watson S.Watson and S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 65. 1889, 1889. — wfo-0001022716
Lycium carnosum Hort.Monsp. ex Dunal H. M. ex Dunal and Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 520. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001022717
Lycium carnosum Poir. Poir., Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 3: 427. 1814 [3 Sep 1814], 1814. — wfo-0001022718
Lycium cedrocense Greene Greene and Greene, Pittonia 1: 268. 1889, 1889. — wfo-0001022732
Lycium cinereum Krauss ex Dunal Dunal, K. ex Dunal, and Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 517. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001022803
Lycium cochinchinense Lour. Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 134.. — wfo-0001022815
Lycium cordatum Mill. Mill., Mill., and Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 10. 1768 [16 Apr 1768], 1768. — wfo-0001022826
Lycium crassifolium Salisb. Salisb. and Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 135. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796], 1796. — wfo-0001022828
Lycium cufodontii Lanza Lanza, Missione Biol. Borana 202. 1939.. — wfo-0001022830
Lycium elongatum Salisb. Salisb. and Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 136. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796], 1796. — wfo-0001022861
Lycium erythraeum Schweinf. ex Vatke S. ex Vatke, Linnaea 43: 333. 1882, 1882. — wfo-0001022868
Lycium filifolium Gillies ex Miers G. ex Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 2, 14(83): 336. 1854 [Nov 1854], 1854. — wfo-0001022884
Lycium flaccidum K.Koch K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(1): 347. 1872 [Dec 1872], 1872. — wfo-0001022889
Lycium flexicaule Pojark. Pojark., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 13: 255. 1950, 1950. — wfo-0001022890
Lycium floridum Salisb. Salisb. and Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 135. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796], 1796. — wfo-0001022905
Lycium foetidum L.f. L.f., L.f., L.f., and L.f., Suppl. Pl. 150. 1782 [1781 publ. Apr 1782], 1782. — wfo-0001022906
Lycium foliosum Stocks – — wfo-0001022907
Lycium fuchsioides Hort.Monsp. ex Dunal Dunal and H. M. ex Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 603. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001022918
Lycium gelidum Wedd. Wedd., Wedd., and Wedd., Chlor. And. ii. 108.. — wfo-0001022921
Lycium geniculatum Fernald Fernald and Fernald, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 35: 566. 1900, 1900. — wfo-0001022922
Lycium glaucum Miers Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 2, 14(79): 17. 1854 [Jul 1854], 1854. — wfo-0001022930
Lycium graciliflorum Dammer Dammer, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 29: 23. 1916, 1916. — wfo-0001022937
Lycium gracilipes A.Gray A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 81. 1877. — wfo-0001022938
Lycium grandiflorum Steud. Steud., Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 82.. — wfo-0001022940
Lycium grandifolium Willd. Willd., Willd., R. & Schult., and Willd., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 4: 698. 1819, 1819. — wfo-0001022941
Lycium griseolum Koidz. Koidz., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 38: 103. 1924. — wfo-0001022943
Lycium halophyllum Welw. ex Miers W. ex Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 2, 14(79): 11. 1854 [Jul 1854], 1854. — wfo-0001022947
Lycium imbricatum Walp. Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) iii. 112, sphalm.. — wfo-0001022961
Lycium indicum Retz. Retz., Observ. Bot. (Retzius) ii. 12.. — wfo-0001022963
Lycium indicum Wight Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 4: t. 1403.. — wfo-0001022964
Lycium inerme L.f. L.f., L.f., L.f., and L.f., Suppl. Pl. 150. 1782 [1781 publ. Apr 1782], 1782. — wfo-0001022965
Lycium italicum Mill. Mill., Mill., and Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 2. 1768 [16 Apr 1768], 1768. — wfo-0001022969
Lycium japonicum Thunb. Thunb., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 3: 207. 1780, 1780. — wfo-0001022971
Lycium japonicum Thunb. Thunb., Fl. Jap. (Thunberg) 93. 1784 [Aug 1784], 1784. — wfo-0001022972
Lycium japonicum Thunb. Thunb., Syst. Veg., ed. 14 (J. A. Murray). 228. 1784 [May-Jun 1784], 1784. — wfo-0001022973
Lycium javellense Lanza Lanza, Missione Biol. Borana 204. 1939.. — wfo-0001022974
Lycium kopetdaghi Pojark. Pojark., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 13: 273. 1950, 1950. — wfo-0001022977
Lycium macranthum Buchinger ex Krauss B. ex Krauss, Flora 27(2): 829. 1844, 1844. — wfo-0001022988
Lycium macrocalyx Dammer Dammer and Dammer, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. xlviii. 232. 1912, 1912. — wfo-0001022989
Lycium macrocalyx Domin Domin, Biblioth. Bot. lxxxix. 590 (1929).. — wfo-0001022990
Lycium macrocarpum Hort. ex Lavallée H. ex Lavallée, Énum. Arbres 181. 1877, 1877. — wfo-0001022991
Lycium makranicum Schönb.-Tem. Schönb.-Tem., Fl. Iranica [Rechinger] 100: 39. 1972, 1972. — wfo-0001022996
Lycium microphyllum Loisel. Loisel., in Nouv. Duham. i. 112.. — wfo-0001023012
Lycium nanum Phil. Phil. and Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 91: 25. 1895, 1895. — wfo-0001023029
Lycium natalense Dammer Dammer and Dammer, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. xlviii. 233. 1912, 1912. — wfo-0001023030
Lycium normale var. fuscum (Miers) A.Terracc. – — wfo-0001023034
Lycium obliquifolium Stokes Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. i. 418. 1812, 1812. — wfo-0001023037
Lycium obovatum Buchinger ex Krauss B. ex Krauss, Flora 27(2): 830. 1844, 1844. — wfo-0001023038
Lycium ovatum Hort.Monsp. ex Dunal H. M. ex Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 506. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001023049
Lycium ovatum Loisel. Loisel., Nouv. Duham. i. 117.. — wfo-0001023050
Lycium ovatum Willd. ex Dunal Dunal, (K. ) Dunal, (K. ) Dunal, (K. ) Dunal, W. ex Dunal, and W. ex Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 527. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001023051
Lycium palmeri A.Gray A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 292. 1870. — wfo-0001023073
Lycium pendulum Walp. Walp., Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) vi. 1212.. — wfo-0001023091
Lycium peninsulare Brandegee Brandegee, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6: 359. 1916, 1916. — wfo-0001023092
Lycium petraeum Feinbrun Feinbrun, in Collect. Bot., Barcinone, vii. 373 (1968).. — wfo-0001023095
Lycium pringlei A.Gray A.Gray, A.Gray, and A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 305. 1885. — wfo-0001023101
Lycium propinquum G.Don G.Don and G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 459. 1837, 1837. — wfo-0001023102
Lycium pulchellum M.Martens & Galeotti M. M. & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 12(1): 145. 1845, 1845. — wfo-0001023112
Lycium requieni Dunal H. M. ex Dunal and Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 520. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001023120
Lycium retusum B.L.Rob. & Fernald B. L. R. & Fernald, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 30: 120. 1895. — wfo-0001023121
Lycium rickardii C.H.Mull. C.H.Mull., Madroño 16: 123. 1961, 1961. — wfo-0001023128
Lycium roseum L.Bolus L.Bolus, Ann. S. African Mus. ix. 271 (1915).. — wfo-0001023138
Lycium salsum W.Bartram W.Bartram, Travels Carolina ed. 2, 57. 1794, 1794. — wfo-0001023144
Lycium scabrum Nees Nees, Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 389. 1843, 1843. — wfo-0001023158
Lycium senticosum Miers Miers and Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 2, 14(80): 138. 1854 [Aug 1854], 1854. — wfo-0001023187
Lycium serpyllifolium Dunal B. ex Dunal, Dunal, and Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 509. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001023188
Lycium siculum Ucria Ucria, in Roem. Arch. i. I. 68.. — wfo-0001023195
Lycium sokotranum Wagner & Vierh. W. & Vierh. and Vierh., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 56: 257. 1906, 1906. — wfo-0001023197
Lycium somalense Dammer Dammer and Dammer, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. xlviii. 225. 1912, 1912. — wfo-0001023198
Lycium sp. – – — wfo-0001023199
Lycium spencerae J.F.Macbr. J.F.Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 53: 18. 1918, 1918. — wfo-0001023204
Lycium spinosum Sieber ex Steud. S. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 82, nomen.. — wfo-0001023206
Lycium spinosum Hasselq. Hasselq., It. Palaest. 76.. — wfo-0001023207
Lycium stolidum Miers Miers and Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 2, 14(81): 191. 1854 [Sep 1854], 1854. — wfo-0001023213
Lycium subglobosum Dunal Dunal and H. A. ex Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 511. 1852 [10 May 1852], 1852. — wfo-0001023216
Lycium tataricum Pall. Pall., Fl. Ross. i. 78. t. 49.. — wfo-0001023218
Lycium thunbergii G.Don G.Don and G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 459. 1837, 1837. — wfo-0001023235
Lycium withaniifolium Dammer Dammer, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 230. 1913, 1913. — wfo-0001023276
Grabowskia Schltdl. W. . and W. ., Linnaea 7: 71., 1832. — wfo-4000016104
Grabowskya Endl. Arn. and Arn., Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] 645. 1839 [Jan 1839], 1839. — wfo-4000016105
Phrodus Miers Werderm. and Werderm., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser 2, 4: 33., 1849. — wfo-4000029340

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Lycium:

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The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lycium macranthum Buchinger ex C.Krauss Flora 27: 829 1844 wfo-0000445094