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Genus: Solanum L.

Family: Solanaceae subfamily Solanoideae tribe Solaneae
Common name: nightshade
Genus number: 11264
Last updated: 01-Sep-2009

List of Species Records in GRIN.

References for genus:

Bohs, L. 2001. Revision of Solanum Section Cyphomandropsis (Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 61:1–85.
Knapp, S. 2002. Solanum Section Geminata (Solanaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 84:1–404.
Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:1–186.
Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild Potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:1–209.
Weese, T. L. & L. Bohs. 2007. A three-gene phylogeny of the genus Solanum (Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. 32:445–463.
Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource). (Solanaceae Source)

More:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

(= ) Amatula Medik.
(= ) Androcera Nutt.
(= ) Antimion Raf.
(= ) Aquartia Jacq.
(= ) Artorhiza Raf.
(= ) Bassovia Aubl.
(= ) Battata Hill
(= ) Bosleria A. Nelson
(= ) Ceranthera Raf.
(= ) Cliocarpus Miers
(= ) Cyathostyles Schott ex Meisn.
(= ) Cyphomandra Mart. ex Sendtn.
(= ) Diamonon Raf.
(= ) Dulcamara Moench
(= ) Fontqueriella Rothm.
(= ) Lycomela Fabr.
(=~) Lycopersicon Mill.
(= ) Melongena Mill.
(= ) Normania Lowe
(= ) Nycterium Vent.
(= ) Ovaria Fabr.
(= ) Pallavicinia De Not.
(= ) Parmentiera Raf.
(= ) Petagnia Raf.
(= ) Pheliandra Werderm.
(= ) Pionandra Miers
(= ) Pseudocapsicum Medik.
(= ) Scubulus Raf.
(= ) Solanastrum Fabr.
(= ) Solanocharis Bitter
(= ) Solanopsis Bitter
(= ) Triguera Cav.

Check other nomenclature databases for Solanum:

ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Subdivisions of genus Solanum:

Subgenus	Section	Subsection	Series
Archaesolanum
Brevantherum
Brevantherum	Brevantherum
Brevantherum	Gonatotrichum
"Cyphomandra"
Cyphomandra	Cyphomandropsis
Cyphomandra	Pachyphylla
"Geminata"
Leptostemonum
Leptostemonum	Acanthophora
Leptostemonum	Anisantherum
Leptostemonum	Campanulata
Leptostemonum	Crinitum
Leptostemonum	Croatianum
Leptostemonum	Erythrotrichum
Leptostemonum	Giganteiformia
Leptostemonum	Graciliflorum
Leptostemonum	Herposolanum
Leptostemonum	Irenosolanum
Leptostemonum	Ischyracanthum
Leptostemonum	Lasiocarpa
Leptostemonum	Lathyrocarpum
Leptostemonum	Leprophora
Leptostemonum	Melongena
Leptostemonum	Micracantha
Leptostemonum	Monodolichopus
Leptostemonum	Nycterium
Leptostemonum	Oliganthes
Leptostemonum	Persicariae
Leptostemonum	Polytrichum
Leptostemonum	Pugiunculifera
Leptostemonum	Somalanum
Leptostemonum	Torva
Lyciosolanum
Lyciosolanum	Afrosolanum
Lyciosolanum	Benderianum
Lyciosolanum	Quadrangulare
"Normania"
Potatoe
Potatoe	Anarrhichomenum
Potatoe	Basarthrum
Potatoe	Herpystichum
Potatoe	Petota
Potatoe	Petota	Estolonifera
Potatoe	Petota	"Lycopersicon"
Potatoe	Petota	Lycopersicon	Juglandifolia
Potatoe	Petota	Lycopersicon	"Lycopersicoides"
Potatoe	Petota	Lycopersicon	Neolycopersicon
Potatoe	Petota	Potatoe
Potatoe	Pteroidea
"Regmandra"
Solanum
Solanum	Dulcamara
Solanum	Lemurisolanum
Solanum	Macronesiotes
Solanum	Solanum
"Thelypodium"
"Wendlandii/Allophyllum"
Wendlandii/Allophyllum	Aculeigerum
Wendlandii/Allophyllum	Allophylla

Images:

Disseminule drawings (Solanum glaucophyllum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Solanum linnaeanum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Solanum memphiticum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Solanum torvum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Solanum anguivi): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Solanum glaucophyllum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Solanum memphiticum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Solanum torvum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Forestry Images (Solanum viarum): Images of invasive weeds from www.forestryimages.org
Fruit (Solanum villosum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum americanum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum carolinense): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum citrullifolium): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum dimidiatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum diphyllum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum douglasii): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum dulcamara): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum elaeagnifolium): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum heterodoxum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum jamaicense): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum mammosum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum marginatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum melongena): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum nigrum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum pseudocapsicum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum rostratum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum torvum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum triflorum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Solanum villosum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Solanum mammosum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Solanum quitoense): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds or fruits (Solanum carolinense): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Solanum elaeagnifolium): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Solanum melongena): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Solanum nigrum): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Solanum ptychanthum): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Solanum rostratum): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University

More:

Check PlantSystematics.org
Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?11264 (23 May 2013)

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