Solanaceae
Solanum

Solanum cordatum Forssk.

First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 47 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Africa to N. Kenya, W. Yemen, Afghanistan to W. India. It is a scrambling subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Djibouti, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Yemen

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.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aubriot, X. & Knapp, S. (2022). A revision of the "spiny solanums" of Tropical Asia (Solanum, the Leptostemonum Clade, Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 198: 1-270.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by J. Edmonds, I. Friis and M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 47 (1775)
  • Fl. Eth. 5: 134, fig. 158.12.3–4 (2006).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2016 Friis, I.; Weber, O.; Wege Ahebe; Abubaker Atem; Ermias Getachew [15208] Ethiopia K000922234 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Wondefrash, M.; Getachew, E. [10581] Ethiopia K001156181 Yes
Apr 1, 2010 Peck, E.F. [366] Somalia K000441147 Yes
Oct 16, 2009 Aitchison, J.E.T. [521] Afghanistan K000441220 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Drummond, J.R. [13856] India K000441210 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Stearn, W.T. [32] Pakistan K000441213 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Miller, A.G. [7157] Oman K000441132 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Stocks, J.E. [252] Pakistan K000441208 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Gillett, J.B. [22406] Somalia K000441148 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 James [s.n.] Somalia K000441144 No
Jul 1, 2008 Miller, A.G. [3146] Yemen K000441128 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Ellis, P.E. [268] Ethiopia K000441139 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Boulos, L. [16711] Yemen K000441129 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Jafii, S.M.H. [903] Pakistan K000441215 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Friis, I. [4766] Somalia K000441149 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Collenette, I.S. [5986] Saudi Arabia K000441127 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Wood, J.R.I. [2765] Yemen K000441133 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Edgeworth [s.n.] India K000441221 No
Jul 1, 2008 Collenette, I.S. [5503] Saudi Arabia K000441125 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Deflers, M. [488] Yemen K000441136 Isotype Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Lawton, R.M. [2402] Oman K000441135 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Soll., S. [252] Pakistan K000441212 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Dalzell, N.A. [s.n.] India K000441211 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Deane, H. [s.n.] Pakistan K000441217 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Gilbert, M.G. [130] Ethiopia K000441138 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Saxton, W.T. [499] India K000441222 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Drummond, J.R. [14448] India K000441214 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Daliph, N.E. [77] Pakistan K000441209 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Edgeworth [s.n.] India K000441218 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Wood, J.R.I. [2727] Yemen K000441130 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Gilbert, M.G. [3993] Ethiopia K000441141 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Gillett, J.B. [12790] Kenya K000441153 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Gillett, J.B. [12790] Kenya K000441154 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 James [s.n.] Somalia K000441143 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Fiennes, R.T.W. [50] Oman K000441131 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Cooke, J. [s.n.] Pakistan K000441223 Type Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Wood, J.R.I. [2327] Yemen K000441137 Neotype Yes
Jul 1, 2008 James [s.n.] Somalia K000441145 No
Jul 1, 2008 Collenette, I.S. [5790] Saudi Arabia K000441126 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Gillett, J.B. [4097] Somalia K000441151 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Gillett, J.B. [4097] Somalia K000441150 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Drummond, J.R. [14703] India K000441216 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Ellis, P.E. [151] Ethiopia K000441142 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K. [2927] Ethiopia K000441140 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Gillett, J.B. [4877] Ethiopia K000441152 Yes
Jun 30, 1905 Wieland, R.G. [4659[b]] Somalia K000441146 Yes
Jun 11, 1905 Radcliffe-Smith, A. [4740] Yemen K000441134 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Wondefrash, M.; Getachew, E. [10581] Ethiopia K001156180 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [366] Yemen K001634405 No
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [335] Yemen K001634404 No
Parker, R.N. [3326] India K000441219 Yes

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

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • 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