Solanum americanum
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Aberfoyle, EH Tea Estates, Honde Valley
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Aberfoyle, EH Tea Estates, Honde Valley
Photo: Bart Wursten
Aberfoyle, EH Tea Estates, Honde Valley
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| Synonyms: |
Solanum nigrum sensu auctt. Solanum nodiflorum Jacq. |
| Common names: | American black nightshade (English) Glossy nightshade (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Branches ± angular to narrowly winged, the ridges or wings smooth. |
| Type location: |
Cultivated in England; from Virginia (USA) |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | americanum: American |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native from western Canada, western and southern USA throughout Mexico, Central America and South America. Introduced in most of Subsaharan Africa, tropical Asia and Australia. |
| FZ divisions: | N,W,E |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 11 September 2013 |
| Literature: |
Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Solanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(4) Pages 81 - 82. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 79. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 234. Ntore, S. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2020). Solanaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 70 - 73. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 106. |
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