Solanum violaceum Ortega
First published in Nov. Rar. Pl. Descr. Dec.: 56 (1798)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arabian Peninsula to Taiwan and Philippines. It is a annual or subshrub and grows primarly in the seasonally dry tropical biome(s).
Distribution
Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Yemen
Introduced into:
Andaman Is., Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Rodrigues, Réunion
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Solanum agreste Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp.: 130 (1821)
- Solanum anguivi Hook., Exot. Fl. 3: t. 199 (1826), nom. illeg.
- Solanum chinense Dunal, Hist. Nat. Solanum: 240 (1813)
- Solanum coccineum Dunal, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 310 (1852), nom. illeg.
- Solanum cuneatum Moench, Methodus: 476 (1794)
- Solanum erosum Van Heurck & Müll.Arg., Observ. Bot. Descript. Pl. Nov. Herb. Van Heurckiani: 83 (1870)
- Solanum ferox Jungh. ex Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 650 (1857), nom. illeg.
- Solanum heynei Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 4: 669 (1819)
- Solanum himalense Dunal, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 300 (1852)
- Solanum himalense var. soumbe Dunal, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 300 (1852)
- Solanum indicum L., Sp. Pl.: 187 (1753), nom. utique rej.
- Solanum indicum f. album C.Y.Wu & S.C.Huang, Fl. Yunnanica 2: 580 (1979)
- Solanum indicum var. erosopinnatifidum Dunal, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 310 (1852)
- Solanum indicum subsp. erosum (Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Bitter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 16: 11 (1923)
- Solanum indicum var. recurvatum C.Y.Wu & S.C.Huang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(2): 73 (1978)
- Solanum indicum var. sinuatolobatum Dunal, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 309 (1852)
- Solanum junghuhnii Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 649 (1857)
- Solanum kurzii Brace ex Prain, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65: 541 (1896)
- Solanum lividum Willd. ex Dunal, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 310 (1852)
- Solanum nelsonii Zipp. ex Span., Linnaea 15: 337 (1841), not validly publ.
- Solanum nivalo-montanum C.Y.Wu & S.C.Huang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(2): 74 (1978)
- Solanum pinnatifidum Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp.: 129 (1821), nom. illeg.
- Solanum pubescens Heyne ex Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 3: 83, not validly publ.
- Solanum racemosum Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 26 (1790)
- Solanum sanitwongsei Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 246 (1928)
- Solanum sodomeum Russ. ex Nees, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17: 55 (1834), not validly publ.
- Solanum vincentii Delile ex Dunal, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 310 (1852), pro syn.
- Solanum virginianum Russ. ex Wall., Numer. List: n.° 2613 D (1831), not validly publ.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
- Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- 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/.
- Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2015 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K001171681 | Yes | ||
| Jan 1, 2009 | King, G. [s.n.], Sikkim | K000441390 | syntype | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 2009 | Watt, G. [s.n.], Meghalaya | K000441392 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1997 | Cuming, A. [2261], Malaysia | K000014606 | isosyntype | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1997 | Cuming, A. [2261], Malaysia | K000014604 | isosyntype | Yes | |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Cadet, L.J.T. [2386], Mauritius | K000212427 | Yes | ||
| Apr 4, 1991 | Balfour, I.B. [s.n.], Mauritius | K000212428 | Yes | ||
| Apr 4, 1991 | Aryes, P.B. [s.n.], Mauritius | K000212425 | Yes | ||
| Apr 4, 1991 | Griffith [2352], Mauritius | K000212423 | Yes | ||
| Apr 4, 1991 | Bouton, M. [5], Mauritius | K000212426 | Yes | ||
| Apr 4, 1991 | Commerson [s.n.], Mauritius | K000212429 | Yes | ||
| Apr 4, 1991 | Aryes [132], Mauritius | K000212424 | Yes | ||
| Jul 4, 1905 | Anonymous [032], China | K000788312 | Yes | ||
| Jul 4, 1905 | Mobbs, R.H. [p182], China | K000788313 | Yes | ||
| Jul 4, 1905 | Hu, S.Y. [23553], China | K000788314 | Yes | ||
| Forrest, G. [6504], China | K001152593 | Yes | |||
| Furuse, M. [4856], Japan | K001152610 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [77], India | K001153014 | Yes | |||
| Bourne [2810], India | K001153016 | Yes | |||
| Raghbir Singh, R. [83] | K001153037 | Yes | |||
| Belcher, R.O. [848], Myanmar | K001153051 | Yes | |||
| Hooker [252], India | K001153054 | Yes | |||
| Gierson, A.J.C. [2675], Bhutan | K001153057 | Yes | |||
| Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] | K001153059 | Yes | |||
| Hancock, W. [231], China | K001152597 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [s.n.] | K001153033 | Yes | |||
| Fosberg, F.R. [50081], Sri Lanka | K001153064 | Yes | |||
| Ramaswami, M.S. [1688], India | K001153017 | Yes | |||
| s.coll. [s.n.], Malaysia | K001081857 | Yes | |||
| Schneider, C.K. [2635], China | K001152599 | Yes | |||
| Gardner [s.n.], Sri Lanka | K001153068 | Yes | |||
| Malhotra, C.L. [42787] | K001153010 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [s.n.], India | K001153006 | Yes | |||
| Hepper, F.N. [4599], Sri Lanka | K001153078 | Yes | |||
| Shiu Ying Hu [12689], Hong Kong | K001152600 | Yes | |||
| Cramer, L.H. [3872], Sri Lanka | K001153075 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [123], China | K001152585 | Yes | |||
| Lei, C.I. [413], China | K001152586 | Yes | |||
| Forrest, G. [9740], China | K001152595 | Yes | |||
| Hepper, F.N. [4617], Sri Lanka | K001153077 | Yes | |||
| Gamble, J.S. [15071], India | K001153015 | Yes | |||
| s.coll. [503], China | K001152588 | Yes | |||
| Fosberg, F.R. [58158], Sri Lanka | K001153074 | Yes | |||
| Wilson, E.H. [4197], China | K001152603 | Yes | |||
| Gandhi, K.N. [H F P 2075], India | K001153009 | Yes | |||
| Hepper, F.N. [4575], Sri Lanka | K001153070 | Yes | |||
| Fosberg, F.R. [53483], Sri Lanka | K001153071 | Yes | |||
| Haines, H.H. [462], India | K001153032 | Yes | |||
| Strachey, R. [5], India | K001153011 | Yes | |||
| Bean, A.R. [16804], Australia | K001155241 | Yes | |||
| Forrest, G. [7800], China | K001152592 | Yes | |||
| Gandhi, K.N. [H F P 2075], India | K001153007 | Yes | |||
| Krishnappa, D.G. [109], India | K001153031 | Yes | |||
| Herb Haines, H.H. [674], India | K001153061 | Yes | |||
| Tsiang, Y. [2733], China | K001152589 | Yes | |||
| Gamble, J.S. [16273], India | K001153012 | Yes | |||
| Wood, J.J. [s.n.], India | K001153045 | Yes | |||
| Morse, H.B. [283] | K001152602 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [182], China | K001152590 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [310], Taiwan | K001152582 | Yes | |||
| Hepper, F.N. [4633], Sri Lanka | K001153072 | Yes | |||
| Shiu Ying Hu [5720A], Hong Kong | K001152601 | Yes | |||
| Matthew, K.M. [20367] | K001153038 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [s.n.] | K001152583 | Yes | |||
| Herb Wight [1578], India | K001153062 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [s.n.] | K001153018 | Yes | |||
| Fosberg, F.R. [50081], Sri Lanka | K001153065 | Yes | |||
| Cavalerie, J. [4344], China | K001152596 | Yes | |||
| Gardner [630], Sri Lanka | K001153067 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [s.n.] | K001153036 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [8933] | K001153039 | Yes | |||
| Hepper, F.N. [4718], Sri Lanka | K001153081 | Yes | |||
| Hepper, F.N. [4769], Sri Lanka | K001153080 | Yes | |||
| Ducloux, P. [774], China | K001152598 | Yes | |||
| Alsten, A.H.G. [448], Sri Lanka | K001153069 | Yes | |||
| Gardner [630], Sri Lanka | K001153066 | Yes | |||
| Shiu Ying Hu [Y207], China | K001152578 | Yes | |||
| Hepper, F.N. [4665], Sri Lanka | K001153073 | Yes | |||
| Mooney, H.F. [3231], India | K001153047 | Yes | |||
| Mooney, H.F. [2482], India | K001153048 | Yes | |||
| Meebold, A.E. [7743], Burma | K001153060 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [s.n.], India | K001153046 | Yes | |||
| Maesen, L.J.G. van der [4035], Sri Lanka | K001153076 | Yes | |||
| Furuse, M. [4642], Japan | K001152609 | Yes | |||
| Shiu Ying Hu [8186], Hong Kong | K001152606 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [s.n.] | K001153035 | Yes | |||
| Henry, A. [12158], China | K001152577 | Yes | |||
| Shiu Ying Hu [10638], Hong Kong | K001152607 | Yes | |||
| Lace, J.H. [2808], Myanmar | K001153053 | Yes | |||
| Shiu Ying Hu [13172], Hong Kong | K001152608 | Yes | |||
| Hepper, F.N. [4582], Sri Lanka | K001153079 | Yes | |||
| Hara, H. [6303530], Nepal | K001153058 | Yes | |||
| Oldham, R. [338], Taiwan | K001152580 | Yes | |||
| Gomez [2628] | K001153005 | Yes | |||
| Price, W.R. [1292], China | K001152579 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [s.n.] | K001153049 | Yes | |||
| Herb Lace, J.H. [3278], Myanmar | K001153050 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [252], India | K001153056 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [s.n.], India | K001153055 | Yes | |||
| Burkill, H.M. [2879], Malaysia | K001153301 | Yes | |||
| Bourne [1643], India | K001153013 | Yes | |||
| Schneider, C.K. [463], China | K001152591 | Yes | |||
| Herb Hance [860], China | K001152587 | Yes | |||
| Hepper, F.N. [4518], Sri Lanka | K001153063 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [375], Taiwan | K001152581 | Yes | |||
| Forrest, G. [11174], China | K001152594 | Yes | |||
| s.coll [22439], India | K001153044 | Yes | |||
| Maesen, L.G.J. van der [2705], India | K001153008 | Yes | |||
| Feb 1, 2000 | Cable, S. [3010], Cameroon | Solanum indicum | K000339162 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1958 | Mann, G. [1975], Cameroon | Solanum indicum | K000028627 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1958 | Mann, G. [1322], Cameroon | Solanum indicum | K000028622 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1958 | Mildbraed, G. W. J. [10811], Cameroon | Solanum indicum | K000028624 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1958 | Maitland, T.D. [984], Cameroon | Solanum indicum | K000028625 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1958 | Dunlap [31], Cameroon | Solanum indicum | K000028626 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1958 | Maitland, T.D. [1330], Cameroon | Solanum indicum | K000028621 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1958 | Maitland, T.D. [895], Cameroon | Solanum indicum | K000028620 | Yes | |
| Renvoize, S.A. [963], Seychelles | Solanum indicum | 7323.000 | No | ||
| Schimper [147], Ethiopia | Solanum indicum | K000414018 | isolectotype | Yes | |
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 2626] | Solanum indicum | K001116649 | Yes | ||
| Gammie, G.A. [s.n.], India | Solanum indicum | K001153042 | Yes | ||
| De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2626] | Solanum indicum | K001116652 | Yes | ||
| De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2626] | Solanum indicum | K001116643 | Yes | ||
| Schimper [1865], Ethiopia | Solanum indicum | K000414019 | isoparalectotype | Yes | |
| Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2626], Malaysia | Solanum indicum | K001116647 | Yes | ||
| s.coll [s.n.] | Solanum indicum | K001153021 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 2626] | Solanum indicum | K001116651 | Yes | ||
| Boughey, A.S. [6848], Cameroon | Solanum indicum | K000028623 | Yes | ||
| Herb Wight, R. [s.n.], India | Solanum indicum | K001153023 | Yes | ||
| Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2626], India | Solanum indicum | K001116646 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 2626] | Solanum indicum | K001116650 | Yes | ||
| Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2626], India | Solanum indicum | K001116644 | Yes | ||
| Mooney, H.F. [3331], India | Solanum indicum | K001153028 | Yes | ||
| Herb Falconer [s.n.] | Solanum indicum | K001153041 | Yes | ||
| Kamrup [Cat. no. 2626], India | Solanum indicum | K001116645 | Yes | ||
| Quartin-Dillon [260], Ethiopia | Solanum indicum | K000414020 | Yes | ||
| Clarke, C.B. [s.n.], India | Solanum indicum | K001153022 | Yes | ||
| Auglade, R.L. [2175], India | Solanum indicum | K001153019 | Yes | ||
| s.coll [s.n.], India | Solanum indicum | K001153043 | Yes | ||
| Wood, J.J. [121], India | Solanum indicum | K001153025 | Yes | ||
| Kamrup [Cat. no. 2626], India | Solanum indicum | K001116653 | Yes | ||
| Roxburgh, R. [1573Aß], India | Solanum indicum | K001153040 | Yes | ||
| Raizada, M.B. [21109], India | Solanum indicum | K001153026 | Yes | ||
| Matthew, K.M. [41805], India | Solanum indicum | K001153029 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 2626] | Solanum indicum | K001116648 | Yes | ||
| s.coll [9072] | Solanum indicum | K001153030 | Yes | ||
| Krishnappa, D.G. [121], India | Solanum indicum | K001153027 | Yes | ||
| Mooney, H.F. [463], India | Solanum indicum | K001153020 | Yes | ||
| Gamble, J.S. [15787], India | Solanum indicum | K001153024 | Yes | ||
| Jan 1, 2012 | Horsfield, T. [16], Jawa | Solanum junghuhnii | K000788113 | syntype | Yes |
| Jan 1, 2012 | Horsfield, T. [18], Jawa | Solanum junghuhnii | K000788116 | syntype | Yes |
| Jan 1, 2012 | Horsfield, T. [19], Jawa | Solanum junghuhnii | K000788115 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 2012 | Horsfield, T. [19], Jawa | Solanum junghuhnii | K000788114 | syntype | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2003 | Chantaranothai, P. et al. [1161], Thailand | Solanum sanitwongsei | K000183207 | Yes | |
| Jul 30, 2003 | Parnell, P. [95-406], Thailand | Solanum sanitwongsei | K000183208 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images