Taxon:
Solanum pyracanthos Lam.
Summary
Place of publication:
Tabl. encycl. 2:21. 1794
Verified:
01/29/2002
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- (on-line resource). URL: http://eol.org/pages/5698002/overview
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: lists as "pyracanthum"
- Humbert, J.-H., ed. 1936-. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores.
- Levin, R. A. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships among the "spiny solanums" Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 93:157-169. URL: http://www.amjbot.org Note: mentions
- Symon, D. E. 1981. A revision of the genus Solanum in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 4:314. Note: mentions
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
porcupine-tomato – Swedish
eldskatta –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Madagascar | | s.e. |
4 | Naturalized | | | | | natzd. elsewhere |
Native
Africa
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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar (s.e.)
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Humbert, J.-H., ed. 1936-. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores. |