Solanum rigidum

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Solanum rigidum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. rigidum
Binomial name
Solanum rigidum
Synonyms

Solanum latifolium Poir.

Solanum rigidum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. [1] It goes by the common names olho de vaca or olho de boi. [2]

Contents

Solanum rigidum is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN. [1] It grows at sea levels at 100 meters. [2]

Genetics

The chromosome number for this species is currently not known. [2]

Reproduction

It is classified as andromonoecious. [3] : 16  With a single or few hermaphroditic flowers located at the base of the inflorescence and distal flowers functioning as males. [2]

Disturbution

It is native to Cape Verde [4] with it being present on 5 islands. According to the IUCN, the species seems to have disappeared from São Vicente and Boavista. [1]

Collections of this species in found the Caribbean have most likely been introduced from the Cape Verde by slave ships. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Maria Cristina Duarte (Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (CE3C); Silvia Catarino (Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (CE3C); Maria Romeiras (Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI) & Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c) (2014-05-21). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Solanum rigidum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Knapp, Sandra; Vorontsova, Maria S. (2013-07-18). "From introduced American weed to Cape Verde Islands endemic: the case of Solanum rigidum Lam. (Solanaceae, Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum)". PhytoKeys (25): 35–46. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.25.4692 . ISSN   1314-2011. PMC   3819128 . PMID   24198710.
  3. ↑ Chapman, Mark A. (2019-05-30). The Eggplant Genome. Springer. ISBN   978-3-319-99208-2.
  4. ↑ "Solanum rigidum Lam. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
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