Detail of the
flowers of Solanum dulcamara, one of the 1240 accepted taxa that make up the genus Solanum (
Solanaceae), along with economically important species such as the
potato (S. tuberosum), the
tomato (S. lycopersicum) and the
aubergine (S. melongena).
This is a list of species in the plant genus Solanum. There may be as many as 1,500 species worldwide.[1] With some 1240 accepted specific and infra-specific taxa of the more than 4,000 described, the genus Solanum contains more species than any other genus in the family
Solanaceae and it is one of the largest among the angiosperms.
Phylogenetic analysis of molecular data has established or confirmed that the genera Lycopersicon,Cyphomandra,Normania, and Triguera, which were previously classified independently, should in reality be included within the Solanum. In fact, all the species from these four genera have been formally transferred to Solanum. On the other hand, the genus Lycianthes, which is sometimes included within the Solanum, has been shown to be a separate genus.[2][3][4][5]
The following alphabetical list of Solanum species provides the
binomial name followed by the name of the species authority, abbreviated according to the appropriate conventions and uses.
The
tuberous species within the genus (those related to Solanum tuberosum, the potato, and therefore often called
wild potatoes) have been indicated with the letter T. The nothospecies belonging to the genus appear at the end of the list, that is those taxa that have originated from a
hybrid between two different species (for example, Solanum × viirsooi, which has been shown to be an interspecific hybrid resulting from the cross between S. acaule and S. infundibuliforme.)[6]
^"Genus Solanum". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
^Olmstead, R. G., J. A. Sweere, R. E. Spangler, L. Bohs, & J. D. Palmer (1999) Phylogeny and provisional classification of the Solanaceae based on chloroplast DNA. M. Nee, D. E. Symon, R. N. Lester, & J. P. Jessop (eds.), Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, U.K. Pages 111-137
^Olmstead, R. G.; Sweere, J. A. (1994). "Combining data in phylogenetic systematics: an empirical approach using three molecular data sets in the Solanaceae". Systematic Biology. 43 (4): 467–481.
doi:
10.1093/sysbio/43.4.467.
^Bohs, L. (2005) Major clades in Solanum based in ndhF sequences. Pp. 27-49 in R. C. Keating, V. C. Hollowell, & T. B. Croat (eds.), A festschrift for William G. D'Arcy: the legacy of a taxonomist. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden, Vol. 104. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
^Okada, K.; Clausen, A. M.; Natural (1985). "Solanum acaule Bitter and S. infundibuliforme Philippi in the province of Jujuy, Argentina". Euphytica. 34: 227.
doi:
10.1007/bf00022884.
S2CID22463083.
^Whalen, Michael D. (1978). "Reproductive Character Displacement and Floral Diversity in Solanum Section Androceras". Systematic Botany. 3 (1): 77–86.
doi:
10.2307/2418533.
JSTOR2418533.
^John G. Hawkes (1992). "William Lobb in Ecuador and the Enigma of Solanum lobbianum". Taxon. 41 (3). www.jstor.org: 471–475.
doi:
10.2307/1222817.
JSTOR1222817.
Nee, M. Index of Solanum names. Planetary Biodiversity Inventories (PBI), SolanaceaSource.
[1]
Bohs, L (2001). "Revision of Solanum Section Cyphomandropsis (Solanaceae)". Syst. Bot. Monogr. 61: 1–85.
doi:
10.2307/25027891.
JSTOR25027891.
Knapp, S. 2002. Solanum Section Geminata (Solanaceae). In: Organization for Flora Neotropica, ed., Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 84.
Spooner, D. M.; et al. (2004). "Wild Potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America". Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68: 1–209.
doi:
10.2307/25027915.
JSTOR25027915.
"GRIN Species Records of Solanum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Archived from
the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
Detail of the
flowers of Solanum dulcamara, one of the 1240 accepted taxa that make up the genus Solanum (
Solanaceae), along with economically important species such as the
potato (S. tuberosum), the
tomato (S. lycopersicum) and the
aubergine (S. melongena).
This is a list of species in the plant genus Solanum. There may be as many as 1,500 species worldwide.[1] With some 1240 accepted specific and infra-specific taxa of the more than 4,000 described, the genus Solanum contains more species than any other genus in the family
Solanaceae and it is one of the largest among the angiosperms.
Phylogenetic analysis of molecular data has established or confirmed that the genera Lycopersicon,Cyphomandra,Normania, and Triguera, which were previously classified independently, should in reality be included within the Solanum. In fact, all the species from these four genera have been formally transferred to Solanum. On the other hand, the genus Lycianthes, which is sometimes included within the Solanum, has been shown to be a separate genus.[2][3][4][5]
The following alphabetical list of Solanum species provides the
binomial name followed by the name of the species authority, abbreviated according to the appropriate conventions and uses.
The
tuberous species within the genus (those related to Solanum tuberosum, the potato, and therefore often called
wild potatoes) have been indicated with the letter T. The nothospecies belonging to the genus appear at the end of the list, that is those taxa that have originated from a
hybrid between two different species (for example, Solanum × viirsooi, which has been shown to be an interspecific hybrid resulting from the cross between S. acaule and S. infundibuliforme.)[6]
^"Genus Solanum". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
^Olmstead, R. G., J. A. Sweere, R. E. Spangler, L. Bohs, & J. D. Palmer (1999) Phylogeny and provisional classification of the Solanaceae based on chloroplast DNA. M. Nee, D. E. Symon, R. N. Lester, & J. P. Jessop (eds.), Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, U.K. Pages 111-137
^Olmstead, R. G.; Sweere, J. A. (1994). "Combining data in phylogenetic systematics: an empirical approach using three molecular data sets in the Solanaceae". Systematic Biology. 43 (4): 467–481.
doi:
10.1093/sysbio/43.4.467.
^Bohs, L. (2005) Major clades in Solanum based in ndhF sequences. Pp. 27-49 in R. C. Keating, V. C. Hollowell, & T. B. Croat (eds.), A festschrift for William G. D'Arcy: the legacy of a taxonomist. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden, Vol. 104. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
^Okada, K.; Clausen, A. M.; Natural (1985). "Solanum acaule Bitter and S. infundibuliforme Philippi in the province of Jujuy, Argentina". Euphytica. 34: 227.
doi:
10.1007/bf00022884.
S2CID22463083.
^Whalen, Michael D. (1978). "Reproductive Character Displacement and Floral Diversity in Solanum Section Androceras". Systematic Botany. 3 (1): 77–86.
doi:
10.2307/2418533.
JSTOR2418533.
^John G. Hawkes (1992). "William Lobb in Ecuador and the Enigma of Solanum lobbianum". Taxon. 41 (3). www.jstor.org: 471–475.
doi:
10.2307/1222817.
JSTOR1222817.
Nee, M. Index of Solanum names. Planetary Biodiversity Inventories (PBI), SolanaceaSource.
[1]
Bohs, L (2001). "Revision of Solanum Section Cyphomandropsis (Solanaceae)". Syst. Bot. Monogr. 61: 1–85.
doi:
10.2307/25027891.
JSTOR25027891.
Knapp, S. 2002. Solanum Section Geminata (Solanaceae). In: Organization for Flora Neotropica, ed., Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 84.
Spooner, D. M.; et al. (2004). "Wild Potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America". Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68: 1–209.
doi:
10.2307/25027915.
JSTOR25027915.
"GRIN Species Records of Solanum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Archived from
the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2008-10-15.