Solanaceae

Solanum

Solanum melongena subsp. cumingii (Dunal) J.Samuel

First published in Breakthroughs Genet. Breed. Capsicum and Eggplant: 258 (2013)

This subspecies is accepted

The native range of this subspecies is W. Indian Ocean, Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution
Synonyms
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Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Réunion, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Homotypic Synonyms

Solanum cumingii Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 363 (1852)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Solanum acanthifolium Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 14 (1768)
Solanum album var. gaudichaudii Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 361 (1852)
Solanum campechiense var. fuscatum (L.) L. in Mant. Pl. 2: 340 (1771)
Solanum canescens Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 701 (1826)
Solanum cyanocarphium var. obtusangulum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 362 (1852)
Solanum fuscatum L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 268 (1762), nom. utique rej.
Solanum fuscatum var. luteum G.Don in Gen. Hist. 4: 433 (1838)
Solanum fuscatum var. violaceum G.Don in Gen. Hist. 4: 433 (1838)
Solanum gula Buch.-Ham. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 267 (1824)
Solanum himalense Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 300 (1852)
Solanum immane Hance ex Walp. in Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 165 (1852)
Solanum indicum var. pubescens Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 310 (1852)
Solanum insanum L. in Mant. Pl. 1: 46 (1767)
Solanum melanocarpum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 355 (1852), nom. superfl.
Solanum melanocarpum var. atropurpureum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 356 (1852)
Solanum melongena subsp. insanum (L.) Banfi, Galasso & Bartolucci in Nat. Hist. Sci. 15: 55 (2017)
Solanum melongena var. insanum (L.) Alef. in Landw. Fl.: 136 (1866)
Solanum mirikense C.R.Mukhop. in J. Indian Bot. Soc. 72: 185 (1993)
Solanum pinnatum Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 664 (1819), nom. illeg.
Solanum schoenbrunnense Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 365 (1852)
Solanum trongum Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 308 (1797)
Solanum trongum var. divaricatum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 361 (1852)
Solanum trongum var. rumphii Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 361 (1852), not validly publ.
Solanum trongum var. tongdongense Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 361 (1852)
Solanum undatum Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 2: 22 (1794)
Solanum undatum var. aurantiacum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 359 (1852)
Solanum undatum var. violaceum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 359 (1852)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Solanales

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Family
Solanaceae

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Genus
Solanum

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Species
Solanum melongena
Subspecies
Solanum melongena subsp. cumingii

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An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

Aubriot, X. & Knapp, S. (2022). A revision of the "spiny solanums" of Tropical Asia (Solanum, the Leptostemonum Clade, Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 198: 1-270. [Cited as Solanum insanum.]
PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/. [Cited as Solanum undatum.]

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Aubriot, X. & Knapp, S. (2022). A revision of the "spiny solanums" of Tropical Asia (Solanum, the Leptostemonum Clade, Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 198: 1-270.
Dassanayake (ed.) (1988). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 6: 1-424. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.

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IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
	Gonan [185]	Solanum fuscatum	K001168879		Yes
	s.coll [837]	Solanum fuscatum	K001168881		Yes
	Herb. Gay, J. [s.n.]	Solanum fuscatum	K001168878		Yes
	Gonan [185]	Solanum fuscatum	K001168880		Yes
	s.coll [H.8]	Solanum fuscatum	K001168882		Yes
	Gonan [179]	Solanum fuscatum	K001168884		Yes
	Gonan [185]	Solanum fuscatum	K001168883		Yes
	s.coll [s.n.]	Solanum canescens	K000439835		Yes
	s.coll [6770]	Solanum canescens	K000439834		Yes
Jan 1, 2006	Cuming, H. [443] Philippines	Solanum undatum	K000195960	Type	Yes
Dec 1, 2015	Murty, U.R. [5631] India	Solanum insanum	K000788284		Yes
Jul 1, 2015	s.coll [s.n.]	Solanum insanum	K001152584		Yes
Jul 1, 2015	Wilford, C. [83] Hong Kong	Solanum insanum	K001152605		Yes
Jul 1, 2015	s.coll [s.n.]	Solanum insanum	K001152604		Yes
May 1, 2015	Loher, A. [4373] Philippines	Solanum insanum	K000195972		Yes
Oct 1, 2014	Corner, E.J.H. [SFN.37775] Singapore	Solanum insanum	K000014602		Yes
Oct 1, 2014	Ambriansyah [AA687] Indonesia	Solanum insanum	K000014687		Yes
Oct 1, 2014	Balansa, B. [948] Thailand	Solanum insanum	K000014598		Yes
Oct 1, 2014	Clarke, C.B. [37] Thailand	Solanum insanum	K000014610		Yes
Oct 1, 2014	Furtado, C.X. [s.n.] Singapore	Solanum insanum	K000014600		Yes
Oct 1, 2014	Schomburgk, R. [217] Thailand	Solanum insanum	K000014597		Yes
Apr 1, 2014	Noor, M.; Samsuri, A. [MN.57] Malaysia	Solanum insanum	K000922002		Yes
Jun 1, 2012	Tsang, W.T. [30055] Vietnam	Solanum insanum	K000788174		Yes
Jun 1, 2012	Otanes, F. [17776] Philippines	Solanum insanum	K000195967		Yes
Jun 1, 2012	Merrill, E.D. [345] Philippines	Solanum insanum	K000195970		No
Jun 1, 2012	Merrill, E.D. [938] Philippines	Solanum insanum	K000195968		Yes
Jun 1, 2012	Elmer, A.D.E. [8214] Philippines	Solanum insanum	K000195964		No
Jun 1, 2012	Borden, T.E. [1948] Philippines	Solanum insanum	K000195963		Yes
Jun 1, 2012	Loher, A. [4368] Philippines	Solanum insanum	K000195969		Yes
Jun 1, 2012	Elmer, A.D.E. [5528] Philippines	Solanum insanum	K000195965		No
Jun 1, 2012	Ramos, M. [4955] Philippines	Solanum insanum	K000195962		Yes
Jan 1, 2012	Cuming, H. [443] Philippines	Solanum insanum	K000195961	Type	Yes
Jul 5, 1905	Ralimanana, H. [RLI-871] Madagascar	Solanum insanum	K000663020		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Wallich, N. [H.I.2628L.b.]	Solanum insanum	K000788154		No
Jul 4, 1905	Wight, ? [s.n.] India	Solanum insanum	K000788217		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Hepper, F.N.; Jayasuriya, M. [4642a] Sri Lanka	Solanum insanum	K000788221		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Gupta, ? [s.n.]	Solanum insanum	K000788204		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Dalzell, N.A. [603] India	Solanum insanum	K000788195		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Wallich, N. [2626]	Solanum insanum	K000788162		No
Jul 4, 1905	Robinson, C.B. [287] Indonesia	Solanum insanum	K000788158		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Jamieson [333] India	Solanum insanum	K000788192		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Bulkley, E. [s.n.] India	Solanum insanum	K000788209		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Tenpakkam, ? [s.n.]	Solanum insanum	K000788215		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Drummond, J.R. [25863] India	Solanum insanum	K000788179		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Morse, H.B. [282] China	Solanum insanum	K000788200		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Drummond, J.R. [25864] India	Solanum insanum	K000788180		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Drummond, J.R. [15259] India	Solanum insanum	K000788185		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Oldham, R. [339b] Taiwan	Solanum insanum	K000788166		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Maesen, L.J.G., van der [3289] India	Solanum insanum	K000788197		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Hepper, F.N.; Jayasuriya, M. [4643] Sri Lanka	Solanum insanum	K000788224		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	illegible [16]	Solanum insanum	K000788203		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Drummond, J.R. [25859] India	Solanum insanum	K000788183		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Hepper, F.N.; Silva, G., de [4719] Sri Lanka	Solanum insanum	K000788218		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Anonymous; Anonymous [s.n.] India	Solanum insanum	K000788196		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Hepper, F.N.; Silva, G., de [4704] Sri Lanka	Solanum insanum	K000788219		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Wallich, N. [s.n.] India	Solanum insanum	K000788208		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Wallich, N. [H.I.2628c]	Solanum insanum	K000823759		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Drummond, J.R. [14441] India	Solanum insanum	K000788184		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Lei, C.I. [392] China	Solanum insanum	K000788170		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Krishnappa, D.G. [20] India	Solanum insanum	K000788212		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Fosberg, F.R.; Sachet, M.H. [52845] Sri Lanka	Solanum insanum	K000788226		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Horsfield, T. [114] Indonesia	Solanum insanum	K000788159		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Anonymous; Anonymous [s.n.] India	Solanum insanum	K000788199		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Bihar ? [473]	Solanum insanum	K000788190		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Mueller-Dombois, D. [6810210R] Sri Lanka	Solanum insanum	K000788151		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Gaudichaud, M. [145] Vietnam	Solanum insanum	K000788171		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Drummond, J.R. [14441] India	Solanum insanum	K000788182		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Gamble, J.S. [15829] India	Solanum insanum	K000788189		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Krishnappa, D.G. [68] India	Solanum insanum	K000788211		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	McDonald, ? [4479] Indonesia	Solanum insanum	K000788160		No
Jul 4, 1905	Wilfords, ? [83] Hong Kong	Solanum insanum	K000788165		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Gamble, J.S. [16045] India	Solanum insanum	K000788210		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Drummond, J.R. [25861] India	Solanum insanum	K000788186		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Forster [s.n.]	Solanum insanum	K000788206		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Gamble, J.S. [21597] India	Solanum insanum	K000788152		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Maesen, L.J.G., van der [2693] India	Solanum insanum	K000788178		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Anonymous; Anonymous [s.n.] India	Solanum insanum	K000788177		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India	Solanum insanum	K000788188		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Anonymous; Anonymous [054] China	Solanum insanum	K000788169		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Davidse, G. [7257] Sri Lanka	Solanum insanum	K000788223		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Godefroy-Lebeuf, M. [s.n.] Cambodia	Solanum insanum	K000788173		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Wright, C. [349] Hong Kong	Solanum insanum	K000823758		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Lau, S.K. [114] China	Solanum insanum	K000788164		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Playfair, G.M.H. [75] China	Solanum insanum	K000788167		No
Jul 4, 1905	Hepper, F.N. [4497] Sri Lanka	Solanum insanum	K000788220		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Comanor, P.L. [781] Sri Lanka	Solanum insanum	K000788222		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Wight, ? [2020] India	Solanum insanum	K000788214		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Du Puy, D.J. [CI94] Australia	Solanum insanum	K000788157		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Royle, H.? [s.n.]	Solanum insanum	K000788191		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Drummond, J.R. [25862] India	Solanum insanum	K000788181		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Henry, A. [8068] China	Solanum insanum	K000788168		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	illegible [279] India	Solanum insanum	K000788201		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Rich, H.H. [496] India	Solanum insanum	K000788194		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Wight, R. [1573Ab] India	Solanum insanum	K000823761		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Hooker, ? [s.n.] India	Solanum insanum	K000788205		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	illegible [22438a] India	Solanum insanum	K000788207		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Chun, N.K. [43473] China	Solanum insanum	K000788163		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Henry, A. [795] Taiwan	Solanum insanum	K000788161		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Hepper, F.N.; Silva, G., de [4719] Sri Lanka	Solanum insanum	K000788198		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Pearson, A. [p43] Australia	Solanum insanum	K000788202		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Hepper, F.N.; Jayasuriya, M. [4646] Sri Lanka	Solanum insanum	K000788225		Yes
Jul 4, 1905	Zollinger, H. [26482] Indonesia	Solanum insanum	K000788156		Yes
	McDonald; Sunaryo [4479] Indonesia	Solanum insanum	K001153483		Yes
	Andriamahay, M.; Rakotoarisoa, S. [1414] Madagascar	Solanum insanum	K001158931		Yes
	Andriamahay, M.; Rakotoarisoa, S. [1947] Madagascar	Solanum insanum	K001158933		Yes
	Gamble, J.S. [17721] India	Solanum insanum	K000788213		Yes
	Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [7] India	Solanum insanum	K000788292		Yes
	Parlatore [s.n.]	Solanum insanum	K001153082		Yes
	Jacquemont, M.M. [9109] India	Solanum insanum	K000788193		Yes
	Stewart, R.R. [1071] India	Solanum insanum	K000788187		Yes
	Squires, R.W. [282]	Solanum insanum	K000788172		Yes
	s.coll [279] India	Solanum insanum	K000788216		Yes
	Andriamahay, M.; Rakotoarisoa, S. [1757] Madagascar	Solanum insanum	K001158932		Yes
	Elmer, A.D.E. [5610] Philippines	Solanum insanum	K000195966		Yes

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Solanum melongena subsp. cumingii (Dunal) J.Samuel

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

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Solanum melongena subsp. cumingii (Dunal) J.Samuel

Distribution

Native to:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

Kew Backbone Distributions

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index External Link

Herbarium Catalogue (114 records)

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

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IPNI - The International Plant Names Index