Lycium ruthenicum (Chinese: 黑果枸杞; pinyin: hei guo gou qi), is a flowering plant commonly known as Russian Box Thorn in the West. is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family which can be found in Central Asia, southern part of Russia, throughout Northwest China, and Pakistan. Also commonly known as Black fruit wolfberry, Goji Nero, Siyah goji, Kaokee, თეთრეკალა, (Tibetan name) “next to Mary”, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family which can be found in Central Asia, southern part of Russia, throughout Northwest China, and Pakistan.