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Taxon:  Lycianthes biflora (Lour.) Bitter



Summary
Genus:
Lycianthes
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Capsiceae
Nomen number:
419330
Place of publication:
Die Gattung Lycianthes 461-464. 1919; Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 24:461. 1920
Verified:
12/02/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Solanum biflorum Lour.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lycianthes biflora (Lour.) Bitter subsp. macrodon (Wall. ex Nees) Deb
Lycianthes macrodon (Wall. ex Nees) Bitter
Solanum macrodon Wall. ex Nees
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Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
  2. Deb, D. B. 1979. Solanaceae in India. The biology and taxonomy of the Solanacae. 1979 88.
  3. Iwatsuki, K. et al. Flora of Japan. 1993-
  4. Li, H. L. et al., eds. Flora of Taiwan. 1975-1979
  5. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Common names
Japanese Rōmaji
mejiro-hozuki –
Transcribed Chinese
da chi hong si xian –
hong si xian –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaNew Guinea  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan, Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand
  • MALESIA: New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=419330. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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