Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Solanales > Family Solanaceae > Genus Withania

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Withania*	Pauquy	accepted genus name
*Withania adpressa*	(Coss.) Batt.	taxonomically included in
*Withania aristata*	(Aiton) Pauquy	taxonomically included in
*Withania frutescens*	(L.) Pauquy	taxonomically included in
*Withania obtusifolia*	Täckh.	taxonomically included in
*Withania somnifera*	(L.) Dunal	taxonomically included in
*Manoelia*	Bowdich	synonym

Species group names

*Physalis somnifera*	L.	basionym
*Manoelia pallida*	Bowdich	synonym
*Physalis arborescens*	Thunb.	synonym
*Physalis villosa*	Steud.	synonym
*Withania sicula*	Lojac.	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: bufera; bufera somnífera; orval sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: abret; orval sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: bufeta qu´adorn; erva moira sonífera; erva mora somnifera; erva moura sonífera; erva-moura-sonífera; morella sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: beleño macho; hierba del sueño; hierba mora mayor; orobal; orobale; oroval; orovale; orval; orvala; orvale; solano acarreador de sueño; tomate del diablo; vejiguilla; veleño; veleño de letargos; yerba mora mayor; yerba mora mayor y acarreadora de sueño; yerba mora que hace dormir sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/