Solanum bahamense
- This article is about the Solanum bahamense described by Carl Linnaeus. "Solanum persicifolium" and "Solanum racemosum" redirect here. These names have been used for other species too; see text for details.
| Bahama nightshade | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. bahamense |
| Binomial name | |
| Solanum bahamense L. | |
Solanum bahamense, the Bahama nightshade,[1] is a plant species in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It is also known as canker berry, and locally as berengena de playa.
Originally described by Carl Linnaeus, it has a convoluted taxonomic history. S. bahamense is known by many junior synonyms and involved in several cases of homonymy.[2]
Solanum bahamense as described by Peter Forsskål refers to S. glabratum. The S. bahamense of Philip Miller is S. donianum.[2]
Synonyms of the original S. bahamense are:[2]
- Solanum anacanthum Dunal
- Solanum cestrifolium Willd. ex Dunal (nomen nudum?)
- Solanum cestrophyllum Dunal
- Solanum fruticosum Mill.
- Solanum igneum L.
- Solanum igneum var. inerme Dunal
- Solanum igneum var. parvifolium Vahl
- Not to be confused with S. parvifolium.
- Solanum lanceifolium Salisb. (non Jacq.: preoccupied)
- S. lanceifolium of Sessé & Mociño is S. umbellatum as described by Philip Miller.
- S. lanceifolium var. sagraenum is S. glaucescens of Zuccarini.
- S. lanceifolium var. scabrum and var. volubile are S. volubile of Olof Swartz.
- Solanum molle Bertero ex Dunal (non Dunal: preoccupied)
- S. molle of Dunal is S. monachophyllum.
- Solanum persicifolium Dunal
- S. persicifolium of Mart. is S. amygdalifolium.
- Solanum persicifolium var. angustifolium Dunal
- Solanum persicifolium var. belloi O.E.Schulz
- Solanum persicifolium var. parvifolium (Vahl) O.E.Schulz
- Solanum racemosum Jacq.
- S. racemosum of Noronha is S. violaceum of Ortega.
- S. racemosum of Mill. is S. erianthum.
- Solanum racemosum var. igneum (L.) O.E.Schulz
- Solanum ramosum Lam.
- Solanum subarmatum Willd.
- Solanum torvum var.? persicifolium (Dunal) M.Gómez
- S. torvum as described by Olof Swartz is a valid species, of which numerous other Solanum were also considered to belong (see article for details).
- Solanum umbrosum Balb. ex Dunal (non Dunal: preoccupied)
- Solanum umbrosum Bertero ex Dunal (non Dunal: preoccupied)
- S. umbrosum of Vahl based on Dunal in de Candolle is S. anomalum.
- S. umbrosum of Dunal is S. lanceifolium of von Jacquin.
- Solanum varginstonicum Buc'hoz
Some additional varieties of S. bahamense have been described, but they are not considered taxonomically distinct today:[2]
- Solanum bahamense var. inerme Dunal
- Solanum bahamense var. lanceolatum Griseb.
- Not to be confused with the S. lanceolatum of Cavanilles.
- Solanum bahamense var. luxurians D'Arcy
- Solanum bahamense var. rugelii D'Arcy
- Solanum bahamense var. subarmatum (Willd.) O.E.Schulz
References
- ↑ "Solanum bahamense". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Solanaceae Source (2008). "Solanum bahamense". Retrieved September 26, 2008.
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