Lycium barbarum L.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Lycium barbarum
African Plant Database: Lycium barbarum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lycium barbarum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lycium barbarum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Lycium barbarum
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iNaturalist: Lycium barbarum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lycium barbarum
JSTOR Plant Science: Lycium barbarum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lycium barbarum
Plants of the World Online: Lycium barbarum
Tropicos: Lycium barbarum
Wikipedia: Lycium barbarum


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Lycium barbarum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=258310, retrieved 13 January 2026

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