The name of the genus Lycium originates from the Greek name lykion for a thorny shrub, derived from Lycia, the name of an ancient country in Asia Minor where a similar spiny shrub was found. The specific epithet ferocissimum comes from the Latin ferox, meaning “bold” or “fearless,” referring to the very spiny nature of the shrub (Green 1994; Parsons and Cuthbertson 2001).

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入侵植物生物学 2. Lycium ferocissimum Miers

属名枸杞起源于希腊名字莱凯昂对于多刺的灌木，源自莉西亚，小亚细亚一个古老国家的名称，在那里发现了类似的多刺灌木。具体的称谓铁线莲来自拉丁语铁氧体，意思是“大胆”或“无所畏惧”，指的是灌木非常多刺的性质（Green 1994; Parsons and Cuthbertson 2001）。