boxthorn vs Chinese Teaplant

Lycium europaeum compared with Lycium chinense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boxthorn	Chinese Teaplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Solanales (ナス目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family same	Solanaceae	Solanaceae
Genus same	Lycium	Lycium
Species	Lycium europaeum	Lycium chinense

Evolutionary Relationship

boxthorn and Chinese Teaplant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lycium.

Conservation Status

boxthorn

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Teaplant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boxthorn	Chinese Teaplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

boxthorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Croatia, France, India, Portugal, and Spain.

Chinese Teaplant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (20 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium europaeum) is a species in the genus Lycium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Croatia, France, India, Portugal and Spain.

Chinese Teaplant

The Chinese Teaplant (Lycium chinense) is a species in the genus Lycium. Native to Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, and Czech Republic.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇭🇷 Croatia 🇫🇷 France 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain