Solanum ensifolium

Solanum ensifolium is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae endemic to Puerto Rico. Commonly known as erubia, it is nearly extinct due to habitat loss.[1]

Solanum ensifolium

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. ensifolium
Binomial name
Solanum ensifolium
Dunal
Synonyms

See text

Synonyms[2]

  • Solanum drymophilum O.E.Schulz
  • Solanum longifolium Pav. ex Dunal
Solanum congestiflorum var. longifolium is S. crispum
Solanum longifolium of Sessé & Mociño actually refers to the S. muricatum of Aiton.
Solanum longifolium of Dunal is Solanum subinerme.
Solanum nudum var. longifolium refers to S. sieberi

References

  1. WCMC (1998)
  2. Solanaceae Source [2008]

Footnotes

  • Solanaceae Source (20 November 2013). "Solanum ensifolium". Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  • World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Solanum ensifolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved 20 May 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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