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Solanum americanum

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Name

Identification
Solanum americanum Mill. [family SOLANACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Solanum amaranthoides
  • Solanum adventitium
  • Solanum oleraceum
  • Solanum curtipes
  • Solanum pterocaulon
  • Solanum not on sheet
  • Solanum nigrum
  • Solanum aguaraquiya
  • Solanum erythrocarpon
  • Solanum minutibaccatum
  • Solanum crenato-dentatum
  • Solanum fauriei
  • Solanum suffruticosum
  • Solanum atriplicifolium
  • Solanum americanum
  • Solanum macrophyllum
  • Solanum microtatanthum
  • Solanum nodiflorum
  • Solanum forsteri
Common name
  • nightshade, black nightshade (as for S. nigrum Linn.); huckleberry (W Cameroons, Ngomba)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • (Hassaniya) timitach eddib (AN) (MAURITANIA, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • morelle (as for S. nigrum Linn., Adam); morelle noire (Berhaut, Walker)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • sibito jambo (ST) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • potio potio (Kaichinger ex A Chev. fide JMD) (SENEGAL, NON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • bogolo (JB) fassa kuna a c.var. (A Chev. fide JMD) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for SOLANUM americanum Miller [family SOLANACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by J. Edmonds (Solanum, species 1–4), I. Friis (Solanum, species 5–11, 13–25), and M. Thulin (Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycium, Lycopersicon, Nicandra, Nicotiana, Physalis, Solanum species 12, Withania) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
SOLANUM americanum Miller [family SOLANACEAE], (1768). Fig. 146A.
SOLANUM nodiflorum Jacq. [family SOLANACEAE], (1788).
SOLANUM nigrum Chiov. forma glabrum [family SOLANACEAE], in Result. Sci. Miss. Stefanini-Paoli: 128 (1916);. type: S1, “Berdale”, Paoli 935 (FT holo.).
Information
Short-lived herb, procumbent to erect, 0.3–1.5 m high, glabrescent to moderately pilose with appressed eglandular hairs. Leaves alternate to subopposite; petiole 0.8–3 cm long; blade ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, decurrent on petiole, (2–)3–6.2(–12.5) x 1.1–4(–6.6) cm, glabrescent to densely pilose, base cuneate, margins entire to sinuate or occasionally with deep obtuse lobes, apex acute to acuminate. Inflorescences simple, umbel-like, 3–6(–10)-flowered, often extra-axillary; peduncles 0.5–1.1 cm long, extending to 1.5–2.8 cm in fruit; pedicels up to 14 mm long in fruit, usually erect, but often reflexed and nodding in Flora area. Calyx 1.1–1.8(–2.4) mm long; sepals broadly ovate, 0.4–1 mm x 0.6–1 mm at base, enlarging to 0.8–1.5 x 1–2.5 mm in fruit, usually reflexed, but sometimes appressed to fruit in Flora area. Corolla white, occasionally with purple tinge, with translucent to yellow-green basal star; petals 2–4 mm long, spreading. Anthers yellow, 0.7–1.5(–2) mm long. Style 1.2–3.5(–4.5) mm long, exserted up to 2.5 mm beyond anthers. Fruits black, rarely dark green, falling from calyces when ripe, 4–7(–8) mm in diam. Seeds 0.8–1.3(–1.5) mm long.
Range
N1; S1, 2 widespread in Africa, in the Mediterranean region, SW Europe, warmer parts of Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South (where probably indigenous), Central and warmer parts of North America.
Altitude range
50–1600 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Godding 162; Paoli 935; Thulin 10906.
Notes
The record of S. humile from southern Somalia in Cuf. Enum.: 868 (1963) refers to Pollacci & Maffei 103, which is S. americanum.

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