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Solanaceae

Chilean box thorn

Vestia foetida (Ruiz & Pav.) Hoffmanns.

Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Vestia

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Chilean box thorn: Vestia foetida
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
arz
فيستيا فويتيدا
Chinese
南枸杞, 垂管花
English
Chilean box thorn
Persian
وستیا فوتیدا
Portuguese
Vestia
Spanish
Huevil, Chuplin, Chuplín, Huévil

Synonyms

  • Cantua foetida (Ruiz & Pav.) Cav.
  • Cantua ligustrifolia Juss.
  • Levana uniflora Raf.
  • Periphragmos foetidus Ruiz & Pav.
  • Periphragmos foetidus Ruiz & Pav.
  • Vestia lycioides Willd.

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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.