Solanaceae
Solanum

Solanum trilobatum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 188 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia. It is a scrambling subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Jawa, Philippines

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.
  • Hợp, V.V. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 17: 1-324. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.

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.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2015 Cheng, S.K.; Leti, M.; Nhim S.; Bessioud P. [CL-1367] Cambodia K000771846 Yes
Mar 1, 2015 Wight, R. [1580] India K000014896 Yes
Mar 1, 2015 Wight, R. [1580] India K000014883 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Griffith, W. [5907] Bangladesh K000014892 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Bourne, E.T. [s.n.] India K000014884 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Gamble, J.S. [15872] India K000014893 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Philcox, D.; Weerasooriya, A. [10403] Sri Lanka K000014873 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Haines, H.H. [4918] India K000014888 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Rottler, J.P. [s.n.] India K000014879 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Krishnappa, D.G. [63] India K000014885 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Bourne, E.T. [3168] India K000014881 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 s.coll. [s.n.] India K000014899 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Mooney, H.F. [3066] India K000014890 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Shuter, J. [1580] India K000014886 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Haines, H.H. [3891] India K000014889 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Thomson, G. [s.n.] India K000014894 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Matthew, K.M.; Rajendren, N. [RHT43220] India K000014882 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Bourne, E.T. [3168] India K000014880 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Gamble, J.S. [10716] India K000014878 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Dalzell, N.A. [s.n.] India K000014872 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Comanor, P.L. [785] Sri Lanka K000014874 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Matthew, K.M. [RHT24704] India K000014887 Yes
Dec 1, 2014 Mooney, H.F. [3066] India K000014891 Yes
Oct 1, 2014 Curtis, C. [858] Malaysia K000014603 Yes
Jul 1, 2014 Fukuoka, N. [T7083] Thailand K000922040 Yes
Apr 1, 2014 Kerr, A.F.G. [3675] Thailand K000922042 Yes
Apr 1, 2014 Collins, D.J. [1380] Thailand K000922044 Yes
Apr 1, 2014 Zimmermann, R. [56] Thailand K000922043 Yes
Apr 1, 2014 Haniff, M. [4351] Thailand K000922045 Yes
Apr 1, 2014 Kerr, A.F.G. [2168] Thailand K000922041 Yes
Apr 1, 2014 Hohenacker, R.F. [740] India K000014877 Yes
Apr 1, 2014 Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [2039] Sri Lanka K000014876 Yes
Oct 17, 2009 Cuming, H. [2342] Malaysia K000014897 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2622] K001116629 Unknown Type Material Yes
Macrae, J. [107] Sri Lanka K000014898 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2622] K001116630 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll [56] Thailand K001153365 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2622] K001116628 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [1906] Sri Lanka K000014875 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2622] K001116958 Unknown Type Material Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India K000014895 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2622] K001116627 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith [5915] India Solanum trilobatum var. griffithii K000196631 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/

  • 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

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