Solanum glaucophyllum

Solanum glaucophyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Solanum
Species:	S. glaucophyllum
Binomial name
Solanum glaucophyllum Desf.
Synonyms [1]
List Solanum glaucescensBacle ex Dunal Solanum glaucumBertol. Solanum glaucumDunal Solanum glaucumRojas Solanum glaucum-fruticosum Larrañaga Solanum malacoxylonSendtn. Solanum malacoxylon f. albomarginatum(Chodat) Hassl. Solanum malacoxylon var. albomarginatumChodat Solanum malacoxylon var. angustissimum(Kuntze) Hassl. Solanum malacoxylon var. angustissimumKuntze Solanum malacoxylon var. genuinumHassl. Solanum malacoxylon var. latifoliumKuntze Solanum malacoxylon var. subvirescensHassl. Solanum malacoxylon f. vulgareHassl.

Solanum glaucophyllum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is known as waxyleaf nightshade. ^[2] It is native to Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

It is usually classified under the section Cyphomandropsis, within the subgenus Bassovia.

It is a rhizomatous plant with a simple stem and shortly branched, growing to 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) tall or more. The leaves are simple, ovate, lanceolate, greenish-gray, and the plant produces 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) long, bluish purple flowers. The fruit is a globose berry 1–2 cm in diameter, blue-black, and contains several seeds. The plant propagates vegetatively by gemmiferous roots of high regeneration capacity in water-saturated soils like edges of lakes.

It is poisonous to ruminants. It is one of the few plants that creates vitamin D. ^[3]

References

1. "Solanum glaucophyllum Desf". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
2. NRCS. "Solanum glaucophyllum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 17 November 2015.
3. Jäpelt, Rie Bak; Silvestro, Daniele; Smedsgaard, Jørn; Jensen, Poul Erik; Jakobsen, Jette (2013). "Quantification of vitamin D3 and its hydroxylated metabolites in waxy leaf nightshade (Solanum glaucophyllum Desf.), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)". Food Chemistry. 138 (2–3): 1206–1211. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.11.064.