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Taxon: Solanum jamesii Torr.

Genus: Solanum subgenus: Potatoe section: Petota subsection: Potatoe
Family: Solanaceae subfamily: Solanoideae tribe: Solaneae.
Nomen number: 301071
Place of publication: Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2:227. 1827 (Acct. pl. Rocky Mts.)
Name verified on: 02-Dec-2010 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 05-Jul-2011
Species priority site is: Potato Germplasm Introduction Station (NR6).
Accessions: 135 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • wild potato   (Source: BSBI ) – English

Economic importance:

  • Gene sources: tertiary genetic relative of potato   (diploid & 1EBN fide Handb Potato 28. 2006)
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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Colorado [s.]
    South-Central U.S.A.: United States - New Mexico [c. & w.], Texas
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Arizona [n.], Utah
    Northern Mexico: Mexico - Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Zacatecas
    Southern Mexico: Mexico - Queretaro

References:

  • Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
  • Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  • Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas.
  • Harrington, H. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado.
  • Hawkes, J. G. 1990. The potato: evolution, biodiversity, and genetic resources.
  • Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
  • Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  • Spooner, D. M. & A. Salas. 2006. Chapter 1. Structure, biosystematics, and genetic resources. Pp. 1–39 in: Gopal, J. & S. M. Paul Khurana, eds., Handbook of Potato Production, Improvement, and Postharvest Management.
  • Spooner, D. M. & R. J. Hijmans. 2001. Potato systematics and germplasm collecting, 1989-2000. Amer. J. Potato Res. 78:253.
  • Spooner, D. M. et al. 2000. Potato germplasm collecting expedition to Mexico in 1997: taxonomy and new germplasm resources. Amer. J. Potato Res. 77:262.
  • Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:33.
  • Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
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Check other web resources for Solanum jamesii Torr.:


Check other web resources for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.
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National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?301071 (19 June 2013)

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