Miers, J. (1854), The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 2 14: 187 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Uitenhag (Harvey, n. 105)."

Gardner, C.A. (1925), List of the naturalised plants of extra-tropical Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 11(8): 78 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 500, Fig. 211 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lycium campanulatum Drege nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Lycium chinense Mill. legitimate

Raphael, T.D. (1955), Tasmanian garden escapes. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 89: 149 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 754, Fig. 1080 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lycium campanulatum Drege nom. inval., nom. nud. misapplication: Lycium chinense Mill. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1909), Naturalised Flora of South Australia: 114-115 common name: African Box-thorn [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 402 [secondary reference]

common name: African Box-thorn [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 507 [secondary reference]

common name: African Box-thorn [n/a]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 320, Fig. 324. [secondary reference]

common name: African Boxthorn [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 257 [secondary reference]

Haegi, L.A.R. (1976), Taxonomic account of Lycium (Solanaceae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 24(5): 674-675 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 587 [secondary reference]

common name: African Boxthorn [n/a]

Haegi, L. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Datura, Lycium. Flora of Central Australia: 321, Fig. 422E-H [secondary reference]

common name: African boxthorn [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 202 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lycium macrocalyx Domin nom. illeg.

Purdie, R.W., Symon, D.E. & Haegi, L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Solanaceae. Flora of Australia 29: 64, Figs 23I, 48, Map 65 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lycium macrocalyx Domin nom. illeg. misapplication: Lycium europaeum L. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1901), The Queensland Flora 4: 1094

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 148 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Solanaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 430-431, Fig. 60G [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lycium europaeum L. legitimate common name: African Boxthorn [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 75 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Solanaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 530 [secondary reference]

common name: African Boxthorn [n/a]

Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Solanaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 350 [secondary reference]

common name: African Boxthorn [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 297-298 [secondary reference]

common name: African Boxthorn [n/a]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Solanaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 362, Fig. 70d [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lycium macrocalyx Domin nom. illeg. common name: African Box-thorn [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lycium campanulatum Drege nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Lycium macrocalyx Domin nom. illeg. pro parte misapplication: Lycium chinense Mill. legitimate by Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 467 doubtful misapplication: Lycium chinense Mill. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1909), Naturalised Flora of South Australia: 114-115 misapplication: Lycium europaeum L. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1901), The Queensland Flora 4: 1094

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 346-347, photos 1-4 [secondary reference]

common name: African Boxthorn [n/a]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 78 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lycium campanulatum Drege nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Lycium macrocalyx Domin nom. illeg. pro parte misapplication: Lycium chinense Mill. legitimate by Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 467 doubtful misapplication: Lycium chinense Mill. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1909), Naturalised Flora of South Australia: 114-115 doubtful misapplication: Lycium horridum Thunb. legitimate by Alexander, W.B., Lane-Poole, C.E. & Herbert, D.A. (1920), Lists of the principal indigenous West Australian plants of economic importance and of naturalised aliens and weeds established in the state, with their vernacular name. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 6(1): 45 misapplication: Lycium europaeum L. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1901), The Queensland Flora 4: 1094 misapplication: Lycium horridum Thunb. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1908), Contributions to the Flora of Australia No. VIII. The Victorian Naturalist 24(12): 191

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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