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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.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.


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:
AL°, AR*°, AZ*°, FL*°, GA*°, MA*, MS*, NC*, PR*, SC°, TN*, TX*°.
ªAquatic. *Terrestrial. °In seed.
Link to noxious weed information from Invaders Database System
Link to species profile at National Invasive Species Information Center

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Distributional range:

      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

References:

  • 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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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
  • Google Images 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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