Solanaceae
Solanum

Solanum grandiflorum Ruiz & Pav.

First published in Fl. Peruv. 2: 35 (1799)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. South America. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Introduced into:

Assam, India, Marianas

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/.

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

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.

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/
  • Jansen, P., Lemmens, R., Oyen, L., Siemonsma, J., Stavast, F. & Van Valkenburg, J. (1991) Plant Resources of South-East Asia. Basic list of species and commodity grouping. Final version. Pudoc, Wageningen.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Plants for malaria, plants for fever: Medicinal species in Latin America, a bibliographic survey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2011 Krukoff, B.A. [8866] Brazil K000983090 Yes
Jul 12, 2006 Wood, J.R.I.; Goyder, D.J. [15399] Bolivia K000036754 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Santos, J.U.; Mota, C.D.; Ramos, F. [102] Brazil K000983089 Yes
Schunke Vigo, J. [4791] Peru K001164019 Yes
Fendler, A. [992] Venezuela K001164010 Yes
Fendler [2610] Venezuela K001164008 Yes
Knapp, S.; Mallet, J. [6572] Peru K001164025 Yes
Belshaw, C.M. [3329] Peru K000545834 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Lockwood, T.; Kennedy, H.; Schultes, R.E. [2330] Colombia K001164005 Yes
Knapp, S.; Mallet, J. [6501] Peru K001164026 Yes
Plowman, T.C. [2568] Peru K001164016 Yes
Lugo S, H. [1] Ecuador K001164013 Yes
Carlquist, S. [7388] Peru K001164023 Yes
Knapp, S.; Mallet, J. [6508] Peru K001164027 Yes
Peru K000585523 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stork, H.E.; Horton, O.B. [9461] Peru K001164020 Yes
Knapp, S.; Mallet, J. [6299] Ecuador K000545823 Yes
Knapp, S.; Mallet, J. [6565] Peru K001164024 Yes
Caity, G. [161] Bolivia K001164029 Yes
Øllgaard, B.; Korning, J.; Thomsen, K. [57053] Ecuador K001164015 Yes
Brandbyge, J.; Asanza, C.E.; Reib, L. [30457] Ecuador K000545822 Yes
Lugo, H.S. [3689] Ecuador K001553421 Yes
Plowman, T.C. [3224] Colombia K001164030 Yes
Hall [s.n.] K001164009 Yes
Goudot, J. [6] K001164006 Yes
Knapp, S.; Smith, D.N.; Mallet, J. [6332] Peru K001164021 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Schunke Vigo, J.; Rury, P.M. [11395] Peru K001164018 Yes
Lugo S, H. [3641] Ecuador K001164012 Yes
Lugo S, H. [988] Ecuador K001164014 Yes
Carlquist, S. [7143] Peru K001164028 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Davis, E.W.; Jacobs, L. [4197] Colombia K000545825 Yes
Lugo S, H. [2352] Ecuador K001164011 Yes
Cazalet, P.C.D.; Pennington, T.D. [7769] Ecuador K000545820 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [360] Colombia K000545819 Yes
illegible [s.n.] Peru K000585522 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lleras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coelho, D.F.; et al [P17133] Peru K001164022 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Kennedy, H. [2285] Colombia K001164007 Yes
Jativa, C.; Epling, C.C. [5325] Peru K000545841 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • 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/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

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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