Solanaceae
Solanum

Solanum macracanthum A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 106 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia, Arabian Peninsula. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Seed Collection Guides

  • Vorontsova, M & Knapp, S. in Solanaceae Source. http://solanaceaesource.org/content/solanum-macracanthum [Downloaded 06/06/14]; Friis, I. 2006a. Solanaceae. In Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea vol. 5, ed. I. Hedberg et al., 103 160 Addis Addis Ababa: Ababa University; Uppsala: Uppsala University.

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 [15330] Ethiopia K000922231 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Gillett, J.B. [5357] Ethiopia K001156406 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Burger, W. [2679] Ethiopia K001156404 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Chaffey, D.R. [430] Ethiopia K001156403 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Mooney, H.F. [8297] Ethiopia K001156408 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Friis, I.; Michelsen, A.; Demissew, S. [5702] Ethiopia K001156407 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Ash, J. [1689] Ethiopia K001156399 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Tompsett, B. [27] Ethiopia K001156401 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 s.coll [H-65] Ethiopia K001156400 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [8014] Ethiopia K001156402 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Burger, W. [2679] Ethiopia K001156405 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [9184] Ethiopia K001156398 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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
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  • 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

  • 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

  • Seed Collection Guides

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