Solanum heterodoxum

Solanum heterodoxum, the melonleaf nightshade, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae.[2] It is native to Mexico and the US state of New Mexico, and has been introduced to Bulgaria.[1] Solanum heterodoxum var. setigeroides is now considered to be a full species, Solanum setigeroides, native to more northerly areas of the United States than S. heterodoxum.[3][4]

Solanum heterodoxum
In bloom at the Jardin des plantes de Paris
Fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. heterodoxum
Binomial name
Solanum heterodoxum
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Androcera heterodoxa (Dunal) Standl.
    • Nycterium heterodoxum (Dunal) Link
    • Nycterium violaceum Engelm. ex Walp.
    • Solanum chrysacanthum Dunal
    • Solanum mullus Dunal
    • Solanum virginianum Pav. ex Dunal

Subtaxa

The following variety is accepted:[1]

  • Solanum heterodoxum var. heterodoxum

References
  1. "Solanum heterodoxum Dunal". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. "Solanum heterodoxum Dunal melonleaf nightshade". USDA Plants Database. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. "Solanum setigeroides (Whalen) S.R.Stern". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. Stern, Stephen R.; Bohs, Lynn; Keeling, Jeffrey (2014). "New Species and Combinations in Solanum Section Androceras (Solanaceae)". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 8 (1): 1–7. JSTOR 26549322. Key to the species...


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