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Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Dunal. (1852). In: Prodr. [A. DC.] 13(1): 453.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Solanales
family
Solanaceae
genus
Withania
species
Withania somnifera

Name

Synonyms
Alicabon somniferum (L.) Raf.
Hypnoticum somniferum (L.) Rodati
Hypnoticum somniferum (L.) Rodati ex Boiss.
Larnax morrisonii (Dunal) Miers
Physalis alpini J.Jacq.
Physalis arborescens Thunb.
Physalis flexuosa L.
Physalis scariosa Webb & Berthel.
Physalis somnifera L.
Physalis somnifera var. communis Nees
Physalis somnifera var. flexuosa (L.) Nees
Physalis sugunda Buch.-Ham.
Physalis sugunda Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Physalis tomentosa Thunb.
Physalis villosa Moench
Physalis villosa Moench ex Steud.
Physaloides somnifera (L.) Moench
Withania arborescens Dunal
Withania chevalieri A.E.Gonç.
Withania kansuensis Kuang & A.M.Lu
Homonyms
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
Common names
Geneesblar in Afrikaans
Geneesbossie in Afrikaans
Indian Ginseng in English
Jimsém-indiano in Portuguese
Meidjieblaar in Afrikaans
Poison Gooseberry in English
Poisonous Gooseberry in English
Rennet in English
Schlafbeere (DE); Hierba del sueno (ES) in language.
Schlafbeere (DE); Hierba del sueno (ES) in language.
Stuipebossie in Afrikaans
Ti poc-poc in French
Ubuvimba in Zulu
Vernietsiektebossie in Afrikaans
Vuilsiektebos in Afrikaans
Winter Cherry in English
Winter Cherry in English
Winter Cherry (EN) in language.
Winter Cherry (EN) in language.
Winterkirsche in language.
Winterkirsche in language.
Withania in English
Withania in English
Withania in English
Withania somnifère, Ginseng indien, Ashwagandha in French
ashwagandha in Portuguese
ashwagandha in language.
ashwagandha in Portuguese
ashwagandha in language.
bitterappelliefie in Afrikaans
bofepha in Sotho, Southern
bufera in Spanish
dambarico in language.
geneesblaarbossie in Afrikaans
ginseng-indiano in Portuguese
ginseng-indiano in Portuguese
ibuvimba in Zulu
ibuvimbha in Zulu
ibuvimbo in Zulu
isibhaha in Zulu
jordbærtomat in Danish
khusubele in Tswana
kuvia in language.
mgeda in language.
modikashope in Tswana
modikasope in Tswana
mokukwane in Tswana
mosalasupeng in language.
rohtokoisio in Finnish
spanjoolbossie in Afrikaans
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