Solanaceae
Kraal honeythorn
Lycium afrum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Lycium
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Common names
By language (5)
- Afrikaans
- Kraalkriedoring, Bokdoring, Kraaldoring, Kriedoring
- Arabic
- حضض إفريقي, القصد, المصع, جلهم, حضض, خولان, عرقد, عوسج
- arz
- ليسيوم افرم
- Azerbaijani
- Afrika itüzümü
- English
- Kraal honeythorn
Synonyms
- Jasminoides afrum (L.) Medik.
- Jasminoides linearifolium Moench
- Lycium afrum f. brevifolia (Dunal) A.Terracc.
- Lycium afrum f. longifolia (Dunal) A.Terracc.
- Lycium afrum f. subulata (Dunal) A.Terracc.
- Lycium afrum subsp. normale A.Terracc.
- Lycium afrum var. brevifolium Dunal
- Lycium afrum var. longifolium Dunal
- Lycium afrum var. subulatum Dunal
- Lycium brevifolia (Dunal) A.Terracc.
- Lycium inerme L.f.
- Lycium longifolia (Dunal) A.Terracc.
- Lycium rigidum Thunb.
- Lycium rigidum subsp. normale A.Terracc.
- Lycium subulata (Dunal) A.Terracc.
- Oplukion afrum (L.) Raf.
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.