Solanaceae
Solanum

Solanum memphiticum J.F.Gmel.

First published in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(1): 385 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Jordan to Sinai, Eritrea to E. Central & E. Tropical Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Palestine, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bikandu, B., Lukoki, F. & Habari, J.P. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi) Solanaceae: 1-162. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/.
  • Särkinen, T. & al. (2018). A revision of the Old World black nightshades (Morelloid clade of Solanum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 106: 1-223.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bikandu, B., Lukoki, F. & Habari, J.P. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi) Solanaceae: 1-162. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Särkinen, T. & al. (2018). A revision of the Old World black nightshades (Morelloid clade of Solanum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 106: 1-223.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P.A.: 872 (1963)
  • Fl. Eth. 5: 122 (2006)
  • Fl. Somalia 3: 208 (2006).
  • Jaeger, Syst. studies Solanum in Africa: 303 (1985, ined.)
  • K.B. 62: 657 (2007)
  • Syst. Nat., 2 (1): 385 (1791), non Sendtn.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2017 Boulos, L.; Ads, A.S. [14150] Saudi Arabia K001151949 Yes
Jan 1, 2017 Hepper, F.N. [5649A] Yemen K001151953 Yes
Jan 1, 2017 Bornmüller, J.F.N. [1798] K001151863 Yes
Jan 1, 2017 Letchworth [s.n.] Israel K001151937 Yes
Mar 1, 2016 Schimper, G.H.W. [46] Ethiopia K000922192 No
Jan 1, 2016 Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [3989] Ethiopia K001156453 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Gillett, J.B. [14586] Ethiopia K001156464 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [5504] Sudan K001156461 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Gillett, J.B. [5285] Ethiopia K001156462 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Meyer, F.G. [7497] Ethiopia K001156469 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Wood, J.R.I. [S/73-65] Somalia K001156460 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Getachew, E.; Wandrefrash, M. [10066] Ethiopia K001156474 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Iecama [G-58] Ethiopia K001156468 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Wondefrash, M.; Getachew, E. [10689] Ethiopia K001156472 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Albers, C.C. [61013] Ethiopia K001156459 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Gilbert, E.F. [192] Ethiopia K001156471 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Scott-Elliot, G.F. [6760] Kenya K000922195 No
Jan 1, 2016 Mooney, H.F. [9136] Ethiopia K001156458 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1387] Ethiopia K001156463 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [4044] Ethiopia K001156452 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Quartin-Dillon, R.; Petit. [18] Ethiopia K001156454 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [6029] Ethiopia K001156455 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1387] Ethiopia K001156470 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [4042] Ethiopia K001156467 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Friis, I.; Lock, M.; Egiru, L. [10115] Ethiopia K001156473 Yes
Nov 1, 2015 Wilde, J.J.F.E., de; Gilbert, M.G. [204] Ethiopia K001156576 Yes
Nov 1, 2015 Anonymous [A-42] Ethiopia K001043135 Yes
Oct 1, 2015 de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [8017] Ethiopia K001156456 Yes
Oct 1, 2015 Lebrun, J.P. [8380] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001155963 Yes
Oct 12, 2005 Forsskål [422] Egypt X000000392 Isolectotype No
Oct 12, 2005 Forsskål [421] Egypt X000000391 Type No
Jan 1, 2005 Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1319] Eritrea K001156457 Yes
Jun 27, 1905 Richards, H.M., Mrs [24245] Tanzania K000441647 Yes
Jun 27, 1905 Greenway, P.J. [11332] Tanzania K000441653 Yes
Jun 27, 1905 Polhill, R.M. [2342] Tanzania K000441645 Yes
Jun 27, 1905 Friis, I. [8660] Ethiopia K000658428 Yes
Jun 27, 1905 Grimshaw, J.M. [94148] Tanzania K000441648 Yes
Jun 27, 1905 Greenway, P.J. [7459] Tanzania K000441646 Yes
Jun 27, 1905 Haarer, A.E. [1209] Tanzania K000441649 Yes
Jun 27, 1905 Greenway, P.J. [11096] Tanzania K000441654 Yes
Jun 27, 1905 Grimshaw, J.M. [94470] Tanzania K000441643 Yes
Jun 27, 1905 Tanner, R.E.S. [5617] Tanzania K000441650 Yes
Jun 27, 1905 Polhill, R.M. [1130] Tanzania K000441651 Yes
Jun 27, 1905 Polhill, R.M. [1130] Tanzania K000441652 Yes
Jun 27, 1905 Tanner, R.E.S. [4530] Tanzania K000441644 Yes
Jun 25, 1905 Greenway, P.J. [6952] Tanzania K000441642 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B872] Kenya K001157807 Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [1937] Kenya K001157789 Yes
Tweedie [1068] Uganda K001157777 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B8033] Kenya K001157798 Yes
Someren, van [7644] Kenya K001157805 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1290] Uganda K001157787 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [298] Kenya K001157788 Yes
s.coll [405] Uganda K001157778 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1290] Uganda K001157783 Yes
Someren, G.R.C., van [EA11980] Kenya K001157797 Yes
Mettam, R.W.M. [228] Kenya K001157795 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [6694] Kenya K001157810 Yes
Meyerhoff, E. [21] Kenya K001157811 Yes
Mwangangi, O.M. [1797] Kenya K001157793 Yes
Hill, B. [197] Kenya K001157813 Yes
Kirika, P. [241B] Kenya K001157815 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14057] Kenya K001157803 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V. [4912] Kenya K001157799 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [3289] Kenya K001157792 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B1023] Kenya K001157802 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [181] Kenya K001157794 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P2595] Uganda K001157786 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Uganda K001157780 Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [957] Uganda K001157782 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1290] Uganda K001157784 Yes
s.coll [185] Uganda K001157785 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M.; Banda, E.A. [16264] Malawi K001158648 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Samuel [3110] Kenya K001157812 Yes
Olet, E.A. [44] Uganda K001157781 Yes
Baker, G.S. [346] Kenya K001157791 Yes
Williams, G.R. [240] Kenya K001157801 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [3581] Kenya K001157800 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Samuel [2744] Kenya K001157790 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P3121] Uganda K001157779 Yes
Tweedie [1586] Uganda K001157796 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [7788] Kenya K001157806 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [19300] Kenya K001157814 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B5736] Kenya K001157808 Yes
Napier, E.R. [337] Kenya K001157804 Yes

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

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