Solanum bahamense

Bahama nightshade
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Solanales
Family:Solanaceae
Genus:Solanum
Species: S. bahamense
Binomial name
Solanum bahamense
Synonyms

Solanum bahamense, commonly known as the Bahama nightshade,[1] is a plant in the nightshade family. It is native across the West Indies, from the Florida Keys east to Dominica (excluding Hispanola).[2] It is a common species in coastal habitats, often on calcareous soils.[2]

Taxonomy

Originally described by Carl Linnaeus, it has a convoluted taxonomic history. S. bahamense is known by many junior synonyms and involved in several cases of homonymy.[3]

Some additional varieties of S. bahamense have been described, but they are not considered taxonomically distinct today:[3]

  • Solanum bahamense var. inerme Dunal
  • Solanum bahamense var. lanceolatum Griseb. (Not to be confused with S. lanceolatum.)
  • Solanum bahamense var. luxurians D'Arcy
  • Solanum bahamense var. rugelii D'Arcy
  • Solanum bahamense var. subarmatum (Willd.) O.E.Schulz

References

  1. ↑ "Solanum bahamense". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Strickland-Constable, Rose; Schneider, Harold; Ansell, Stephen; Russell, Stephen; Knapp, Sandra (2010). "Species identify in the Solanum bahamense species group (Solanaceae, Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum)". Taxon. 59 (1): 209–226.
  3. 1 2 Solanaceae Source (2008). "Solanum bahamense". Retrieved September 26, 2008.


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