Solanaceae
Solanum

Solanum viarum Dunal

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 240 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America to N. Argentina. It is an annual or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay

Introduced into:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Honduras, India, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Mexico Central, Myanmar, Nepal, New South Wales, Sierra Leone, South Australia, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aubriot, X. & Knapp, S. (2022). A revision of the "spiny solanums" of Tropical Asia (Solanum, the Leptostemonum Clade, Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 198: 1-270.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Bikandu, B., Lukoki, F. & Habari, J.P. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi) Solanaceae: 1-162. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Hợp, V.V. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 17: 1-324. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Nelson-Sutherland, C. (2010). Adiciones y Comentarios a la Flora de Honduras. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 51: 70-88.
  • PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Amith, J. & collaborators (2020). Nahuatl Learning Environment http://www.balsas-nahuatl.org/index.html.
  • Bikandu, B., Lukoki, F. & Habari, J.P. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi) Solanaceae: 1-162. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Nelson-Sutherland, C. (2010). Adiciones y Comentarios a la Flora de Honduras. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 51: 70-88.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Dempewolf, H., Eastwood, R. J., Guarino, L., Khoury, C. K., Müller, J. V. & Toll, J. (2014). Adapting agriculture to climate change: a global initiative to collect, conserve, and use crop wild relatives. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 38, 369-377.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2015 Belcher, R.O. [748] Burma K001153243 Yes
Jul 1, 2015 Cribb, P.J.; Chau, K.C.; Luo, Y.B.; Qin, H.N.; et al [ASBK543] China K001152559 Yes
Nov 23, 2013 Glaziou [8846] Brazil K000983257 Yes
Nov 18, 2013 Gardner [3914] Brazil K000983256 Yes
Feb 23, 2013 Gardner [3914] Brazil K000983258 Yes
Aug 1, 2012 Wang, Y.-.M. [190] China K000788323 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Wood, J.R.I. [14339] Bolivia K000438484 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [3232] Brazil K000983259 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [3232] Brazil K000983268 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Fox [60] Brazil K000983271 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [20604] Brazil K000983270 Yes
Oct 8, 1978 Mexia, Y. [4466] Brazil K000983264 Yes
Oct 8, 1978 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000983265 Yes
Oct 8, 1978 Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil K000983662 Yes
Oct 8, 1978 Mexia, Y. [4157] Brazil K000983261 Yes
Oct 8, 1978 Keenan, J.; Aung, U.T.; Hlam, U.T. [3828] Burma K001153244 Yes
Oct 8, 1978 Mexia, Y. [4466] Brazil K000983263 Yes
Oct 8, 1978 Woolston, A.L. [1529] Paraguay K000983260 Yes
Oct 8, 1978 Burchell [4289] Brazil K000983267 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [9501] Brazil K000983262 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Irwin, H.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [5706] Brazil K000983269 Yes
Jul 3, 1905 Louis, J. [173] Congo, Republic of the K000658559 Yes
Jul 3, 1905 Louis, J. [173] Congo, Republic of the K000658557 Yes
Jul 3, 1905 Louis, J. [173] Congo, Republic of the K000658558 Yes
Krishnappa, D.G. [157] India K001153223 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom K001170961 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Villarroel, D.; Renvoize, S. [25815] Bolivia K001166497 Yes
s.coll [H3116/66] India K001152844 Yes
Thomas, S.M. [26/1] India K001153237 Yes
s.coll [H1690/67] K001170963 Yes
Hassler, É. [11773] Paraguay K001162405 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Brazil K001170960 Yes
Herb Berro, M.B. [2963] Uruguay K001167801 Yes
Williams; Stainton [8102] Nepal K001152847 Yes
Montes, J.E. [1804] Argentina K001167803 Yes
Symon, D.E. [48315] United Kingdom K001170959 Yes
Hassler, É. [1606] Paraguay K001162401 Yes
Banerjee, R.N. [18711] India K001153246 Yes
s.coll [232-C] Paraguay K001162406 Yes
Hassler, É. [2386] Paraguay K001162403 Yes
Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.C. [2178] Bhutan K001153242 Yes
s.coll [1880] South Africa K001159635 Yes
Saldanha, C.J. [12252] India K001153224 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [1079] Argentina K001167804 Yes
Rudall, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001170970 Yes
R.B.G. Kew. Expd. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001170968 Yes
Arbo, M.M.; Ferrucci, M.S.; González, A.M.; Schinini, A. [9439] Argentina K001167802 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [13952] South Africa K001159634 Yes
Rudall, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001170969 Yes
Thomas, S.M. [38/1] India K001153230 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [23382] K001153231 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3195] India K001152846 Yes
s.coll [1530] Paraguay K001162400 Yes
s.coll [H3237/69] India K001152845 Yes
s.coll [1578] Italy K001170962 Yes
Buysman, M. [15] Indonesia K001153680 Yes
Arnold, M.H.M. [35977] South Africa K001159632 Yes
Fay, J.M. [7381] Central African Republic K:SPC-60377.000 No
Wood, J.R.I.; Villarroel, D.; Renvoize, S. [25814] Bolivia K001166498 Yes
s.coll [5] Burma K001153245 Yes
s.coll [H1690/67] K001170964 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001170966 Yes
Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil K000983272 Yes
Marriott, M.V. [76] India K001152848 Yes
Nee, M. [34373] Brazil K000983266 Yes
Gibert, J.E. [s.n.] Paraguay K001162404 Yes
Maire, E.E. [929] K001153366 Yes
Wells, M.J. [4021] South Africa K001159631 Yes
R.B.G. Kew. Expd. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001170967 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000983787 Yes
Hassler, É. [3112] Paraguay K001162402 Yes
Dickie, J.B.; Probert, R.J.; Probert, R.J.; Thompson, P.A. [6/1] India K001153235 Yes
Symon, D.E. [51414] K001170958 Yes
Schilting, A.D. [H3093/66] United Kingdom K001170965 Yes
Arnold, M.H.M. [35968] South Africa K001159633 Yes
Thomson, S.M. [23/1] India K001153233 Yes
Hara, H.; Kanai, H.; Kurosawa, S.; Murata, G.; et al [6303526] Nepal K001153222 Yes

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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/
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    • 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

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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