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Lycium chinense
Chinese teaplant
As recorded: Lycium chinense Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Matsushita, H.
- Collector number
- 144
- Date
- October 10, 1964
- Locality
- Shikiya, Kumanogawa-cho, Higashimuro-gun.
- Island
- Honshu
- Region
- Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 10, 1964, Matsushita, H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Lycium chinense observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 529 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
中国山东省济南市长清区
(c) 莲子, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
France, Hérault, Celles, Les Vailhès, bord du Lac du Salagou (152 m)
(c) Sylvain Piry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Tama, Tokyo, Japan
(c) m_sato, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
本海川, 船橋市, 千葉県, JP
(c) fz_urb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
安徽省合肥市蜀山区官亭
(c) 明悦, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
日本、〒206-0021 東京都多摩市連光寺
(c) WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lycium chinense. BISH 410877. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956498560. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410877.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956498560 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
