Solanaceae
Solanum

Solanum splendens (Dunal) Bohs

First published in Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 131: 320 (2015)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.
  • PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

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
  • 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
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1986 Lehmann, F.C. [6988] Colombia Cyphomandra hartwegii K000585822 Isotype Yes
Lugo, H.S. [2709] Ecuador Cyphomandra hartwegii K001532884 Yes
Lugo, H.S. [3114] Ecuador Cyphomandra hartwegii K001532896 Yes
May 1, 2004 Skutch, A.F. [2533] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096544 Yes
May 1, 2004 Donnell Smith, J. [6670] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096541 Type Yes
May 1, 2004 Donnell Smith, J. [6670] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000585799 Isolectotype Yes
May 1, 2004 Skutch, A.F. [3957] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096545 Yes
May 1, 2004 Dunlap, V.C. [264] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096543 Yes
May 1, 2004 Yuncker, T.G. [6231] Honduras Solanum circinatum K000096566 Yes
May 1, 2004 Tonduz, A. [12747] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096546 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Spruce, R. [6198] Ecuador Solanum circinatum K000201982 Yes
Jul 4, 1905 McPherson, G. [20464] Panama Solanum circinatum K000788384 Yes
Jun 24, 1905 Yuncker, T.G. [8528] Honduras Solanum circinatum K000096547 Yes
Liesner, R.L. [1063] Panama Solanum circinatum K001163504 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Sheviak, C.; Davis, E.W. [4065] Ecuador Solanum circinatum K001163530 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Sheviak, C.; Davis, E.W. [4065] Ecuador Solanum circinatum K001163527 Yes
Allen, P.H. [2374] Panama Solanum circinatum K001163506 Yes
Rivera, G. [1988] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096563 Yes
de Granville [4901] French Guiana Solanum circinatum K001161429 Yes
Rios, P. [16] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096568 Yes
Valverde, O.; Estrada, A. [159] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096550 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Chatrou, L.W.; Repetur, C.P.; Clark, J.L. [8524] Ecuador Solanum circinatum K001163525 Yes
Steinbach, J. [6544] Bolivia Solanum circinatum K001163540 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [6988] Colombia Solanum circinatum K000585823 Type Yes
García, D. [328] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096561 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [7564] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163533 Yes
Prévost, M.-.F.; Feuillet, C. [3964] French Guiana Solanum circinatum K001161431 Yes
Timaná [47] Peru Solanum circinatum K001163537 Yes
Rivera, G. [746] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096564 Yes
Carballo, G. [362] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096555 Yes
Fendler, A. [2099] Venezuela Solanum circinatum K001163524 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; K; Kubitzki; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [11822] Brazil Solanum circinatum K001058141 Yes
Camp, W.H. [E-3675] Ecuador Solanum circinatum K001163535 Yes
Estrada, A. [545] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096553 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [805] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163542 Yes
Callejas, R.; Fonnegra, R.; Roldán, F.J.; Arbeláez, A.L. [5676] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163518 Yes
Lawrance, A.E. [118] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163519 Yes
Kalbreyer [1662] Venezuela Solanum circinatum K000585825 Type Yes
André, É.F. [K704] Solanum circinatum K001163526 Yes
Hammel, B.E.; Aguilar, R.; Saborio, J.C. [18157] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096565 Yes
D'Arcy, W.G.; D'Arcy, J.J. [6156] Panama Solanum circinatum K001163505 Yes
Tate, R. [274 (248)] Nicaragua Solanum circinatum K001163509 Yes
Barrier, S. [1859] Peru Solanum circinatum K001163538 Yes
Nee, M. [34428] Brazil Solanum circinatum K001058143 Yes
Holton, I.F. [555] Venezuela Solanum circinatum K000585824 Type Yes
Zúñiga, R. [556] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096556 Yes
Camp, W.H. [E-3675] Ecuador Solanum circinatum K001163529 Yes
Haught, O.L. [2482] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163521 Yes
Schunke Vigo, J. [4651] Peru Solanum circinatum K001163544 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Maas, H. [416] Brazil Solanum circinatum K001058142 Yes
Haught, O.L. [2482] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163523 Yes
Cascante, A.; Sánchez, J.; Volio, E. [347] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096560 Yes
Seeman, B.C. [s.n.] Panama Solanum circinatum K001163507 Yes
Herrera, G.; Bloemen, S. [7644] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096567 Yes
Pennington, T.D. [5026] Ecuador Solanum circinatum K001163534 Yes
Zúñiga, R. [556] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096557 Yes
Goudot, J. [s.n.] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163515 Yes
Cascante, A.; Zamora, M. [397] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096562 Yes
Cascante, A. [1201] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096559 Yes
Killip, E.P. [39968] Panama Solanum circinatum K001163511 Yes
McDowell, T.; Gopaul, D. [2418] Guyana Solanum circinatum K001161430 Yes
Haught, O.L. [2063] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163513 Yes
Calderon, M. [3001] Mexico Solanum circinatum K001163512 Yes
Hartweg, A. [1297] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163522 Holotype Yes
André, É.F. [1106] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163528 Yes
García-Barriga, H.; Stout, G.; Jaramillo Mejía, R. [18935] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163516 Yes
Daly, D.C.B.; Acevedo R, P. [5180] Ecuador Solanum circinatum K001163532 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [805] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163520 Yes
Klug, G. [1685] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163514 Yes
Vasquez, R.; Smith, D.; Jaramillo, N. [2967] Peru Solanum circinatum K001163539 Yes
Cazalet, P.C.D.; Pennington, T.D. [5026] Ecuador Solanum circinatum K001163531 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [3652] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163517 Yes
Estrada, A. [645] Costa Rica Solanum circinatum K000096554 Yes
Seeman, B.C. [1201] Panama Solanum circinatum K001163508 Yes
Daly, D.C.B.; Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Ríos, M. [5207] Ecuador Solanum circinatum K001163536 Yes
Tate, R. [254] Nicaragua Solanum circinatum K001163510 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [7564] Colombia Solanum circinatum K001163541 Yes
s.coll. [1297] Colombia Solanum circinatum K000585821 Type Yes
Plowman, T.C. [2462] Peru Solanum circinatum K001163543 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 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/
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    • 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

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    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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