Solanaceae
Solanum

Solanum chenopodioides Lam.

First published in Tabl. Encycl. 2: 18 (1794)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Brazil to Argentina. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay

Introduced into:

Azores, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Florida, France, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Maryland, Missouri, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Portugal, Queensland, South Australia, South Carolina, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Victoria, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Adventives & aliens news 28 (2023). Berry, M.. BSBI News 152: 41-48.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Knapp, S., Särkinen, T. & Barboza, G.E. (2023). A revision of the South American species of the Morelloid clade (Solanum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 231: 1-342.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Särkinen, T. & al. (2018). A revision of the Old World black nightshades (Morelloid clade of Solanum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 106: 1-223.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.123.31738. epublication.
  • Adventives & aliens news 28 (2023). Berry, M.. BSBI News 152: 41-48.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 14: 1-505. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Knapp, S., Särkinen, T. & Barboza, G.E. (2023). A revision of the South American species of the Morelloid clade (Solanum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 231: 1-342.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Särkinen, T. & al. (2018). A revision of the Old World black nightshades (Morelloid clade of Solanum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 106: 1-223.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "SEPASAL database. (RBG Kew, 1999)"
  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import
  • US-FDA GSRS (2025)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2023 Claraz, G. [55] Brazil K000923377 No
Nov 1, 2015 Dubugnon, N. [187] Uruguay K001167649 Yes
Nov 1, 2015 Gillies, J. [s.n.] Argentina K000922180 No
Oct 1, 2015 Brummitt, R.K. [21567] New Zealand K001155299 Yes
Oct 20, 2012 Pedersen, T.M. [8252] Argentina K000658404 Yes
Oct 20, 2012 Eyerdam, W.J. [23682] Argentina K000658403 Yes
Oct 1, 2012 Hunziker, J.J. [1624] Argentina K000788085 Yes
Aug 1, 2011 Holton, I.F. [s.n.] Colombia K000788094 Yes
Aug 1, 2011 Hawkes, J.G. [2504] Mexico K000788083 Yes
Aug 1, 2011 Herter, W.G. [17060] Uruguay K000788084 Yes
Jun 1, 2011 Burkart, A. [7693] Argentina K001043174 Yes
Jun 1, 2011 Lahitte, R. [293] Argentina K001043175 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [564] K001159188 Yes
Rodd, A. [NSW121632] Australia K001153908 Yes
Aberystwyth [s.n.] Argentina K001151431 Yes
Bayliss, R.D.A. [6785] South Africa K001159195 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [7909] South Africa K001159196 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] K001151426 Yes
s.coll [142] Uruguay K001166699 Yes
Pastose, A.I. [1185] Argentina K001166696 Yes
Bisby, R.; Coveny, R. [4036] Australia K001153911 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [8568] South Africa K001159191 Yes
Symon, D.E. [15462] Australia K001153901 Yes
Williamson, C. [650] Lesotho K001159185 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [15537] South Africa K001159189 Yes
Wurzell, B. [11960-5] United Kingdom K001168666 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A. [23162] Argentina K001166698 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom K001151430 Yes
Rodway, E. [121] Australia K001153903 Yes
Hieronymus, G.H.E.W. [s.n.] Argentina K001166700 Yes
Wurzell, B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001151425 Yes
Constable, E.F. [6161] Australia K001153909 Yes
Sandwith, C.I.; Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001151427 Yes
s.coll [425] K001166704 Yes
Herb. Felippone, F. [5166] Uruguay K001166705 Yes
s.coll [239/35] Japan K001151432 Yes
Miers, J. [1427] Argentina K001166706 Yes
s.coll [174] Australia K001153912 Yes
Rodway, J.A. [1661] Australia K001153914 Yes
Clos, E.C. [3840] Argentina K001166702 Yes
Coveny, R.; Miller, C. [11827] Australia K001153905 Yes
Coveny, R.; Hind, P.; Hancock, R. [6088] Australia K001153907 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001151434 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [20476] Switzerland K001151554 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [14904] Australia K001153910 Yes
Herb. Felippone, F. [5174] Uruguay K001166697 Yes
Miers, J. [1431] Argentina K001166708 Yes
Williamson, C. [348] Lesotho K001159186 Yes
Claraz, G. [99] Brazil K001161280 Yes
Gunn [s.n.] Australia K001153902 Yes
s.coll [164] Australia K001153913 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [14832] South Africa K001159192 Yes
s.coll [151] Argentina K001166701 Yes
Coveny, R.; Benson, D.; Bryant, H. [7466] Australia K001153906 Yes
Blom, C.H. [s.n.] Sweden K001151436 Yes
Carvalho [2544] Equatorial Guinea K001155706 Yes
Archibald, E.A. [5905] K001159187 Yes
McClean, A.P.D. [869] South Africa K001159198 Yes
McClean, A.P.D. [869] South Africa K001159197 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Argentina K001166707 Yes
Moss, C.E. [13307] South Africa K001159190 Yes
Lepschi, B.J.; Craven, L.A. [897] Australia K001153904 Yes
Braun, A.K.H. [s.n.] K001151435 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001151429 Yes
Bayliss, R.D.A. [6785] South Africa K001159194 Yes
Wylie, J. [s.n.] South Africa K001159193 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001151428 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [12271] Spain Solanum sublobatum K001151438 Yes
Nee, M. [14678] United States Solanum sublobatum K001170295 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [12271] Spain Solanum sublobatum K001151437 Yes
Isabelle, A. [s.n.] Uruguay Solanum isabellei K000585686 Type Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Solanum besseri K001160057 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Solanum besseri K001160058 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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    • 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 2026. 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 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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