Solanaceae

Solandra Sw.

First published in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 8: 300 (1787), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Madeira, Mauritius, Morocco, Norfolk Is., Rwanda, Spain, Vanuatu, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60: 675–680 (1973);
  • Biol. & Tax. Solanaceae: 64–65 (1979);
  • DC., Prodr. 13(1): 533 (1852);
  • Gen. Solanaceae: 353–356 (2001), nom. conserv.
  • K. Vetensk.-Acad. Handl. Stockholm 8: 300–306 (1787);
  • Nord. J. Bot. 7: 639–652 (1987);

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2021 Herrera. G. [3338] Costa Rica K000501938 Yes
Feb 1, 2021 Herrera. G. [3338] Costa Rica K000501939 Yes
Oct 21, 1988 Rosas R., M. [1380] Mexico K000063317 Yes
Oct 21, 1988 Matuda, E. [15346] Mexico K000063323 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Müller, F.; Schlumberger, H. [491] Mexico K000063316 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11956] Mexico K000063322 Yes
May 5, 1967 Hartweg [500] Mexico K000195449 Type Yes
May 5, 1967 Hartweg [500] Mexico K000195447 Type Yes
May 5, 1967 Hinton, G.B. [3016] Mexico K000063319 Yes
May 5, 1967 Ghiesbreght, M. Mexico K000063321 Yes
May 5, 1967 Brown, N.E. [s.n.] K000759483 Type Yes
May 5, 1967 Brown, N.E. [s.n.] K000759482 Type Yes
May 5, 1967 Bourgeau, M. [1746] Mexico K000063318 Yes
Glaziou [17721 a] Brazil K001073114 Yes
J.G.Q [s.n.] K001073105 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000195448 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mexico K000063314 Yes
Teixeira, L.O.A.; Fife, A.J.; McFarland, K.; Mota, C.D.A.; Santos, J.L.; Gomes, S.P.; Nelson, B.W. [412] Brazil K001073113 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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