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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.

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Synonyms (85)

Solanum aegyptiacum Forssk. (1775)
Solanum arenarium Schur (1866)
Solanum canescens Kit. ex Kanitz (1864)
Solanum carmanicum Schönb.-Tem. (1972)
Solanum cerinum Otto (1853)
Solanum erythraeum Dunal (1813)
Solanum flavum Kit. ex Schult. (1814)
Solanum flavum humile Bernh. (1809)
Solanum hildebrandtii A.Braun & C.D.Bouché (1874)
Solanum humile Bernh. ex Willd. (1809)
Solanum incanum Kit. ex Schult. (1814)
Solanum incertum Dunal (1813)
Solanum kitaibelii Schult. (1814)
Solanum luteovirescens C.C.Gmel. (1826)
Solanum luteum Mill. (1768)
Solanum luteum f. miniatibaccatum (Blom) Wessely (1960)
Solanum luteum subsp. villosum (Mill.) Dostál (1949)
Solanum luteum var. calvum Wessely (1960)
Solanum luteum var. miniatibaccatum (Blom) Hyl. (1945)
Solanum luteum var. procerum Wessely (1960)
Solanum miniatum Bernh. ex Willd. (1809)
Solanum miniatum var. glabriusculum Zelen. (1906)
Solanum miniatum var. stenopetalum Dunal (1852)
Solanum miniatum var. subserratum Dunal (1852)
Solanum miniatum var. villosissimum Dunal (1852)
Solanum minutiflorum Dunal (1852)
Solanum morella proles ochroleucum (Bastard) Rouy & Foucaud (1908)
Solanum morella subsp. luteum (Mill.) Rouy (1908)
Solanum morella var. flavum (Kit. ex Schult.) Rouy & Foucaud (1908)
Solanum nigrum aegyptiacum Lam. ex C.C.Gmel. (1811)
Solanum nigrum f. angulosum Döll (1843)
Solanum nigrum f. glabrum Chiov. (1916)
Solanum nigrum f. humile (Fr.) Döll (1843)
Solanum nigrum f. villosum Döll (1843)
Solanum nigrum proles ochroleucum (Bastard) Rouy (1908)
Solanum nigrum subsp. humile (Fr.) Hartm. (1846)
Solanum nigrum subsp. luteovirescens (C.C.Gmel.) Kirschl. (1826)
Solanum nigrum subsp. luteum (Mill.) Kirschl. (1826)
Solanum nigrum subsp. miniatum (Bernh. ex Willd.) Hartm. (1846)
Solanum nigrum subsp. ochroleucum (Bastard) Corb. (1894)
Solanum nigrum subsp. puniceum Kirschl. (1852)
Solanum nigrum subsp. villosum (L.) Ehrh. (1780)
Solanum nigrum subvar. ochroleucum (Bastard) Coss. & Germ. (1842)
Solanum nigrum var. aurantium Maire (1928)
Solanum nigrum var. croceum Neilr. (1858)
Solanum nigrum var. humile Fr. (1824)
Solanum nigrum var. induratum Boiss. (1879)
Solanum nigrum var. luteum Döll (1859)
Solanum nigrum var. miniatum (Bernh. ex Willd.) Hartm. (1820)
Solanum nigrum var. ochroleucum (Bastard) P.Fourn. (1937)
Solanum nigrum var. rubrum (L.) Aiton (1789)
Solanum nigrum var. sancti-marini Pamp. (1920)
Solanum nigrum var. suffruticosum (Schousb. ex Willd.) Moris (1858)
Solanum nigrum var. villosum L. (1753)
Solanum nilagiricum Schltdl. (1855)
Solanum ochroleucum Bastard (1814)
Solanum ochroleucum var. flavum (Kit. ex Schult.) Dunal (1852)
Solanum olgae Pojark. (1955)
Solanum olivaceum Kit. ex Kanitz (1863)
Solanum patens Lowe. (1872)
Solanum plebeium A.Rich. (1850)
Solanum plebeium var. brachysepalum Bitter (1913)
Solanum plebeium var. subtile Bitter (1913)
Solanum pseudovillosum Schur (1866)
Solanum puniceum C.C.Gmel. (1826)
Solanum purpureilineatum Sabnis & Bhatt (1972)
Solanum rubrum L. (1767)
Solanum sinaicum Boiss. (1849)
Solanum suffruticosum Schousb. ex Willd. (1809)
Solanum transcaucasicum Pojark. (1955)
Solanum villosum Lam. (1794)
Solanum villosum f. miniatum (Bernh. ex Willd.) Döll (1843)
Solanum villosum subsp. miniatum (Bernh. ex Willd.) J.M.Edmonds (1984)
Solanum villosum subsp. ochroleucum (Bastard) Nyman (1881)
Solanum villosum subsp. puniceum Edmonds (1979)
Solanum villosum subvar. miniatum (Bernh. ex Willd.) Germ. & Wedd. (1842)
Solanum villosum var. laevigatum Lowe (1872)
Solanum villosum var. miniatibaccatum Blom (1935)
Solanum villosum var. miniatum (Bernh. ex Willd.) Kostel. (1824)
Solanum villosum var. velutinum Lowe (1872)
Solanum viridescens Rchb. (1931)
Solanum vulgatum var. luteum Spenn. (1829)
Solanum woronowii Pojark. (1955)
Solanum zelenetzkii Pojark. (1955)
Witheringia rubra (L.) Remy (1849)

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. 5184 Hawaii BISH 1/18/1975
2 Solanum villosum Mill. puu laau; near hunter's cabin PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 5184 Hawaii BISH 1/18/1975
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