Taxon: Solanum viarum Dunal
Genus: Solanum subgenus: Leptostemonum section: Acanthophora
Family: Solanaceae subfamily: Solanoideae tribe: Solaneae.
Nomen number: 317433
Place of publication: A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1):240. 1852
Name verified on: 13-Nov-2002 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 14-Jan-2006
Species priority site is: Potato Germplasm Introduction Station (NR6). Accessions:
4 in National Plant Germplasm System.
SPECIES RESTRICTED BECAUSE FEDERAL AND STATE NOXIOUS
WEED
- A declared noxious weed by
USDA-APHIS.
- A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious
weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links
to state information or web documents:
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AL°, AR*°, AZ*°, FL*°, GA*°, MA*, MS*, NC*, PR*, SC°, TN*, TX*°.
| ªAquatic.
| *Terrestrial.
| °In seed.
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- Link to noxious weed information from

- Link to species profile at

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Native:
- SOUTHERN AMERICA
Brazil: Brazil - Amazonas, Goias, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo Southern South America: Argentina - Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones; Paraguay; Uruguay
Naturalized: - naturalized in tropical Africa, temperate & tropical Asia, United States, Mexico, & West Indies
- Babu & Hepper.
1978. Taxonomy and nomenclature of Solanum khasianum and some of its relatives.
Kew Bull.
34:409.
- Babu.
1971. The identity of Solanum khasianum Cl. var. chatterjeeanum Sen Gupta (Solanaceae).
J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc.
67:610.
- Bryson, C. T. & J. D. Byrd.
1994. Solanum viarum (Solanaceae), new to Mississippi.
Sida
16:382.
- Coile, N.
1993. Florida Dept. Agric. Consumer Serv. Div. Pl. Ind. Bot. Circ.
27:1–4.
- Conant, P. et al.
1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In J. O. Luken & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. (Pl Invasion)
- Deb, D. B.
1979. Solanaceae in India.
In: Hawkes, J. G. et al., eds., The biology and taxonomy of the Solanacae. (Biol Solan)
105.
- L. d'A. Freire de Varvalho.
1997. Diversidade taxônomica das Solanáceas no estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) - II - Lycianthes e Solanum.
Albertoa
4:300.
- Levin, R. A. et al.
2006. Phylogenetic relationships among the "spiny solanums" Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae).
Amer. J. Bot.
93:157–169.
- Miller, L. M. F. & M. E. Davies.
1979. The characteristics of solasodine accumulation in C. B. Clarke var. Chatterjeeanum Sengupta and S. laciniatum Ait. grown under field conditions in Birmingham.
In: Hawkes, J. G. et al., eds., The biology and taxonomy of the Solanacae. (Biol Solan)
231.
- Mullahey, J. J.
1996. Tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum Dunal), a biological pollutant threatening Florida.
Castanea
61:255–260.
- Nee, M.
1991. Synopsis of Solanum section Acanthophora: A group of interest for glycoalkaloids.
In: Hawkes, J. G. et al., eds., Solanaceae III: taxonomy, chemistry, evolution. (Solan III)
264.
- Nee, M.
1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World.
In: Nee, M. et al., eds., Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization. (Solan IV)
328.
- Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) - on-line resource. (Pl Names)
- Reed, M. D. et al.
2004. Solanum viarum (Solanaceae) - tropical soda-apple - confirmed from Texas.
Sida
21:1171–1174.
- Reitz, R., ed.
1965–. Flora ilustrada catarinense. (F SCatarin)
- USDA National Agricultural Library.
National Invasive Species Information Center (Nat Invasive Sp Info)
- Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. (Invasive Pl Spec)
- Welman, W. G.
2003. The genus Solanum (Solanaceae) in southern Africa: subgenus Leptostemonum, the introduced sections Acanthophora and Torva.
Bothalia
33:10–11.
- Whalen, M. D.
1984. Conspectus of species groups in Solanum section Leptostemonum.
Gentes Herb.
12:253.
- Wunderlin, R. P. et al.
1993. Solanum viarum and S. tampicense (Solanaceae): two weedy species new to Florida and the United States.
Sida
15:605–611.
- Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds.
1996. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74., 1999 (L Argent)
[= S. reflexum Schrank].
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Synonyms:
Check other databases for Solanum viarum Dunal:
- Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
- PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of
the United States and its Territories
- TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
- Solanaceae Source: A global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family
- Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
- ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
- Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed
citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
Note: Defaults to a search by genus
or species epithet if species binomial not found.
Images:
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- Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
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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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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville,
Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?317433 (09 February 2010)
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