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Taxon:
Solanum viarum
Dunal
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Leptostemonum
Section:
Acanthophora
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
317433
Place of publication:
A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1):240. 1852
Verified:
11/29/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Solanum ambrosiacum
Vell.
Solanum khasianum
C. B. Clarke var.
chatterjeeanum
Sengupta
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Reference(s)
Babu, C. R. & F. N. Hepper.
1979. Taxonomy and nomenclature of
Solanum khasianum
and some of its relatives. Kew Bull. 34:409.
Babu, C. R.
1971. The identity of
Solanum khasianum
Cl. var.
chatterjeeanum
Sen Gupta (Solanaceae). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 67:610.
Bryson, C. T. & J. D. Byrd, Jr.
1994.
Solanum viarum
(Solanaceae), new to Mississippi. Sida 16:382.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
Bryson, C. T. & J. D. Byrd, Jr.
2007. Biology, reproductive potential, and winter survival of tropical soda apple (
Solanum viarum
). Weed Technol. 21:791-795.
Coile, N.
1993. Tropical soda apple,
Solanum viarum
Dunal: the plant from hell. Bot. Circ. Div. Pl. Industr. Florida 27:1-4.
Conant, P. et al.
1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267.
Deb, D. B.
1979. Solanaceae in India. The biology and taxonomy of the Solanacae 105.
Freire de Varvalho, L. d'A.
1997. Diversidade taxonômica das Solanáceas no estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) – II -
Lycianthes
e
Solanum
. Albertoa 4:300.
Hosking, J. R.
2010. pers. comm. via e-mail on 31 Aug
Note:
re. occurrence in Australia
Kammathy. R. V. et al.
1974. Pharmacognostic studies on the genus
Solanun
Linn. I. Bull. Bot. Surv. India 13:224.
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
Miller, L. M. F. & M. E. Davies.
1979. The characteristics of solasodine accumulation in
Solanum khasianum
C. B. Clarke var.
chatterjeeanum
Sengupta and
S. laciniatum
Ait. grown under field conditions in Birmingham. The biology and taxonomy of the Solanacae 231.
Mullahey, J. J.
1996. Tropical soda apple (
Solanum viarum
Dunal), a biological pollutant threatening Florida. Castanea 61:255-260.
Nee, M.
1991. Synopsis of
Solanum
section
Acanthophora
: a group of interest for glycoalkaloids. Solanaceae III: taxonomy, chemistry, evolution 264.
Nee, M.
1999. Synopsis of
Solanum
in the New World. Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization 328.
PBI Solanum Project.
Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/solanaceaesource/
Plant Protection and Quarantine Office.
United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Federal noxious weed list (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/permits/noxiousweed_list.html
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Reed, M. D. et al.
2004.
Solanum viarum
(Solanaceae) - tropical soda-apple - confirmed from Texas. Sida 21:1171-1174.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
Reitz, R., ed.
1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
USDA National Agricultural Library.
National Invasive Species Information Center (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/tropicalsoda.shtml
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Welman, W. G.
2003. The genus
Solanum
(Solanaceae) in southern Africa: subgenus
Leptostemonum
, the introduced sections
Acanthophora
and
Torva
. Bothalia 33:10-11.
Whalen, M. D.
1984. Conspectus of species groups in
Solanum
subgenus
Leptostemonum
. Gentes Herbarum 12:253.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Wunderlin, R. P. et al.
1993.
Solanum viarum
and
S. tampicense
(Solanaceae): two weedy species new to Florida and the United States. Sida 15:605-611.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds.
1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Note:
=
Solanum reflexum
Schrank
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
tropical soda-apple –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Acre
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Amazonas
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Distrito Federal
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Espírito Santo
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Goiás
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Minas Gerais
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Pará
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Paraná
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rondônia
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Santa Catarina
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
São Paulo
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Chaco
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Corrientes
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Entre Ríos
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Formosa
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Misiones
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Santa Fe
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
4
Naturalized
Africa
Africa
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Xizang Zizhiqu
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
New South Wales
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Mexico
4
Naturalized
Northern America
United States
s.e.
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
West Indies
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
Native
Southern America
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Acre, Amazonas, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Rondônia, Distrito Federal]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
[Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe],
Paraguay
,
Uruguay
Naturalized
Africa
REGION:
Africa
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Yunnan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu]
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Nepal
INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[New South Wales]
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
,
United States
(s.e.)
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
West Indies
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Honduras
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
source of solasodine
fide Solan III:17. 1991
Nee, M.
1991. Synopsis of
Solanum
section
Acanthophora
: a group of interest for glycoalkaloids. Solanaceae III: taxonomy, chemistry, evolution 264.
Medicines
source of solasodine
used to produce steroidal hormones
Kammathy. R. V. et al.
1974. Pharmacognostic studies on the genus
Solanun
Linn. I. Bull. Bot. Surv. India 13:224.
Weed
Wunderlin, R. P. et al.
1993.
Solanum viarum
and
S. tampicense
(Solanaceae): two weedy species new to Florida and the United States. Sida 15:605-611.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
Weed
Mullahey, J. J.
1996. Tropical soda apple (
Solanum viarum
Dunal), a biological pollutant threatening Florida. Castanea 61:255-260.
Weed
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Name
References