Lycium chinense

Lycium chinense
Lycium chinense fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Lycium
Species:
L. chinense
Binomial name
Lycium chinense
Synonyms
  • Lycium barbarum var. chinense (Mill.) Aiton
  • Lycium megistocarpum var. ovatum (Poir.) Dunal
  • Lycium ovatum Poir.
  • Lycium potaninii Pojark.
  • Lycium rhombifolium Dippel
  • Lycium sinense Gren.
  • Lycium trewianum Roem. & Schult.

Lycium chinense is one of two species of boxthorn shrub in the family Solanaceae. Along with Lycium barbarum, it produces the goji berry ("wolfberry"). Two varieties are recognized, L. chinense var. chinense and L. chinense var. potaninii. It is also known as Chinese boxthorn, Chinese matrimony-vine, Chinese teaplant, Chinese wolfberry, wolfberry, and Chinese desert-thorn.

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