Solanaceae
Solanum

Solanum hirtum Vahl

First published in Symb. Bot. 2: 40 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Trinidad-Tobago and Ecuador. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1990 Gaumer, G.F. [595] Mexico K000063742 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Palmer, E. [389] Mexico K000063743 Yes
Williams, R.O. [11832] Trinidad and Tobago K001161128 Yes
Bunting, G.S.; Medina, R.D. [17] Venezuela K001164081 Yes
Thomson, R. [s.n.] Venezuela K001164102 Yes
Fendler, A. [613] Trinidad and Tobago K001161122 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Britton, E.G.; Hazen, T.E. [1170] Trinidad and Tobago K001161123 Yes
André, É.F. [79] Colombia K001164077 Yes
Pittier, H.F. [11624] Venezuela K001164099 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Davis, E.W. [3712] Colombia K001164084 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Davis, E.W. [3712] Colombia K001164083 Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Garrett, S.; Davies, J. [341] Venezuela K001164094 Yes
Chacón, R.; Estrada, A.; Ruiz, A.; et al [220] Costa Rica K001160359 Yes
Nee, M.; Whalen, M.D. [17050] Venezuela K001164089 Yes
Knapp, S.; Mallet, J. [6816] Venezuela K001164086 Yes
Liesner, R.L.; Medina, V. [13667] Venezuela K001164088 Yes
Birschel, J.W. [s.n.] Venezuela K001164095 Yes
Schack, B., de [243] Trinidad and Tobago K001161120 Yes
Kalbreyer, W. [617] Colombia K001164096 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P.6359] Trinidad and Tobago K001161125 Yes
Andrieux, G. [192] Mexico K000063744 Type Yes
Thomson, R. [s.n.] Venezuela K001164100 Yes
Williams, R.O. [11121] Trinidad and Tobago K001161129 Yes
Kalbreyer, W. [1219] Colombia K001164097 Yes
Knapp, S.; Mallet, J. [6776] Venezuela K001164085 Yes
Fendler, A. [1005] Venezuela K001164098 Yes
Herb. Trin. [15077] Trinidad and Tobago K001161119 Yes
Ruiz Teran, L.; Ruiz Perez, L. [15446] Venezuela K001164093 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P.6067] Trinidad and Tobago K001161118 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, E.W. [1946] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K001161124 Yes
Fendler, A. [1004] Venezuela K001164080 Yes
Bunting, G.S.; Medina, R.D. [17] Venezuela K001164090 Yes
André, É.F. [s.n.] Ecuador K001164079 Yes
Brown, T.W. [82] Venezuela K001164103 Yes
Thomson, R. [s.n.] Venezuela K001164101 Yes
Williams, R.O.; Cheeseman, E.E. [11690] Trinidad and Tobago K001161127 Yes
Smith, H.H. [1147] Colombia K001164076 Yes
Ruiz Teran, L.; Ruiz Perez, L. [15553] Venezuela K001164091 Yes
Nee, M.; Whalen, M.D. [16851] Venezuela K001164087 Yes
s.coll [166] Trinidad and Tobago K001161121 Yes
González, A. [994] Venezuela K001164092 Yes
Baker, R.E.D. [15281] Trinidad and Tobago K001161126 Yes
Haught, O.L. [4372] Colombia K001164082 Yes
André, É.F. [1692] Colombia Solanum orinocense K001165264 Yes
Jan 1, 2023 Schultes, R.E.; Jaramillo, M.R. [3182] Colombia Solanum meridense K001164112 Yes
Jan 1, 2023 Knapp, S.; Mallet, J. [6802] Venezuela Solanum meridense K001164113 Yes
Jan 1, 2023 André, E. [2243] Colombia Solanum meridense K001164107 Yes
Jan 1, 2023 Knapp, S.; Mallet, J. [6783] Venezuela Solanum meridense K001162880 Yes
Jan 1, 2023 Schultes, R.E.; Villareal, M. [7537] Colombia Solanum meridense K001164104 Yes

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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