Solanum merrillianum Liou

First published in Contr. Inst. Bot. Natl. Acad. Peiping 3: 455 (1935)
This name is a synonym of Solanum americanum

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/. [Cited as Solanum nigrum.]
  • Särkinen, T. & al. (2018). A revision of the Old World black nightshades (Morelloid clade of Solanum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 106: 1-223. [Cited as Solanum americanum.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1994). Flora of China 17: 1-378. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis). [Cited as Solanum merrillianum.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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/
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