Lycium barbarum

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q196332
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Summary

Lycium barbarum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,859 views/month, #1,499 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Lycium[4]
  • Taxon name: Lycium barbarum[5]
  • Subclass of: perennial plant[6], shrub[7]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[8], food[9], therapeutic food[10], vegetable[11]
  • Commons category: Lycium barbarum[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lycium barbarum[13]
  • Commons gallery: Lycium barbarum[14]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 67(1)[15]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=22939[16]
  • This taxon is source of: Lycii Cortex[17], Lycii Fructus[18], goji[19]
  • Short name: L. barbarum[20]
  • Taxon common name: Gewöhnlicher Bocksdorn[21], matrimony vine[22], Boksdoorn[23], kustovnice cizí[24], lyciet[25], aitapukinpensas[26], 宁夏枸杞[27], 津枸杞[28], 山枸杞[29], 中宁枸杞[30], 枸杞[31], 枸杞子[32], 地骨皮[33], goji[34]

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Identifiers

Lycium barbarum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 77902[35]. Lycium barbarum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 112863[36]. Lycium barbarum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 487010[37]. Lycium barbarum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2928835[38]. Lycium barbarum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503599[39].

Why It Matters

Lycium barbarum has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 112 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → lycium-barbarum
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  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    P14541 → 1GWLop
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