Solanum bahamense

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Bahama nightshade
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. bahamense
Binomial name
Solanum bahamense
L.
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Solanum anacanthumDunal
  • Solanum cestrifoliumWilld. ex Dunal ( nomen nudum ?)
  • Solanum cestrophyllumDunal
  • Solanum fruticosumMill.
  • Solanum igneumL.
  • Solanum igneum var. inermeDunal
  • Solanum igneum var. parvifoliumVahl
  • Solanum lanceifoliumSalisb. (non Jacq.: preoccupied)
  • Solanum molleBertero ex Dunal (non Dunal: preoccupied)
  • Solanum persicifoliumDunal
  • Solanum persicifolium var. angustifoliumDunal
  • Solanum persicifolium var. belloiO.E.Schulz
  • Solanum persicifolium var. parvifolium(Vahl) O.E.Schulz
  • Solanum racemosumJacq.
  • Solanum racemosum var. igneum(L.) O.E.Schulz
  • Solanum ramosumLam.
  • Solanum subarmatumWilld.
  • Solanum torvum var.? persicifolium(Dunal) M.Gómez
  • Solanum umbrosumBalb. ex Dunal (non Dunal: preoccupied)
  • Solanum umbrosumBertero ex Dunal (non Dunal: preoccupied)
  • Solanum varginstonicumBuc'hoz

Solanum bahamense, commonly known as the Bahama nightshade, [1] is a plant in the nightshade family. It is native across the West Indies, from the Florida Keys east to Dominica (excluding Hispaniola). [2] It is a common species in coastal habitats, often on calcareous soils. [2]

Taxonomy

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. [3]

Some additional varieties of S. bahamense have been described, but they are not considered taxonomically distinct today: [3]

References

  1. ↑ NRCS. "Solanum bahamense". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Strickland-Constable, Rose; Schneider, Harold; Ansell, Stephen; Russell, Stephen; Knapp, Sandra (2010). "Species identify in the Solanum bahamense species group (Solanaceae, Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum)". Taxon. 59 (1): 209–226. doi:10.1002/tax.591020.
  3. 1 2 Solanaceae Source (2008). "Solanum bahamense" . Retrieved September 26, 2008.
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