Solanum villosum

Mill. (1768)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae Genus: Solanum

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Herbs erect, 40–60 cm tall.

Stems: Stems much branched, pubescence of simple, sometimes glandular hairs. Stems pubescent, often angular.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades ovate to elliptic, 3-7 × 2-4 cm. Apex acute. Base cuneate, decurrent. Surfaces sparsely pubescent. Margins entire, sinuate, or coarsely dentate. Petioles 5-10 mm, winged.

Flowers: Inflorescences extra-axillary, umbellate; peduncle 1 cm, unbranched. Pedicel 4-6 mm. Calyx 2 × 1-1.5 mm, puberulent; lobes obtuse, less than 1 mm, ciliate, sinuses rounded. Corolla white or purplish, sometimes drying yellowish, 5-7 × 8-10 mm; lobes ovate-lanceolate, ca. 3 mm, ciliate, strongly spreading and reflexed. Filaments 1.5-1.8 mm, pubescent; anthers ca. 2 mm. Ovary superior; style 3-4.5 mm, pilose at base.

Fruit: Berries red; orange; or yellow; often bright; globose; 6-8 mm in diam. Fruiting pedicel 1-1.5 cm; pubescent. Seeds discoid; ca. 1 mm.

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (85)

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 2 (1768)

Other References

Imada et al. 2008:14 (NEWNAT/H, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Solanum villosum Mill. puu laau; near hunter's cabin PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 5184 Hawaii BISH 1/18/1975
2 Solanum villosum Mill. Puu Laau; near hunter's cabin PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 5184 Hawaii BISH 1/18/1975