Solanaceae
Solanum

Solanum polygamum Vahl

First published in Symb. Bot. 3: 39 (1794)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caribbean. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Dominican Republic, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Liogier, A.H. (1994). Flora de la Española 6: 1-517. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
  • PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Liogier, A.H. (1994). Flora de la Española 6: 1-517. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 18, 2009 Eggers, H.F.A. [100] Virgin Islands K000196226 Syntype Yes
Jun 28, 1905 Fishlock, W.E. [101] K000212539 Yes
Jun 28, 1905 Fishlock, W.E. [70] K000212538 Yes
Jun 28, 1905 s.coll. [s.n.] K000196235 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 28, 1905 Kuntze, C.E.O. [36] Virgin Islands K000196236 Syntype Yes
Jun 28, 1905 Britton, N.L. [642] Virgin Islands K000196227 Yes
Purdie [s.n.] K000196225 Yes
Pollard, B.J. [1180] British Virgin Islands K000213062 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images