Solanaceae
Solanum

Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal

First published in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 3: 775 (1814)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nicaragua to S. Tropical America. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

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., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. (2017). Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
  • 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
  • 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/
  • Garcia, H. (1992). Flora Medicinal de Colombia. Botánica Médica. Segunda Edición. Tercer Mundo Editores. Tomo III.
  • Garrido, A.M., Cámara-Leret, R., Madriñán, S. (2014). Nombres y usos de las plantas identificadas por los indígenas cubeo de Colombia (Tesis de pregrado). Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá.
  • 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/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1990 Trail, J.W.H. [589] Brazil K001058679 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Trail, J.W.H. [589] Brazil K001058678 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Jenman [7370] Guyana K000590195 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001058677 Yes
Talbot, H.F. [s.n.] Guyana K001162100 Yes
Lugo Sanchez, H. [2118] Ecuador K001165772 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [3387] Peru K001165766 Yes
Jenman [7370] Guyana K001162102 Yes
Colchester, M.E.M. [2154] Venezuela K001165771 Yes
Plowman, T. [2460] Peru K001169992 Yes
Lister, J.R.A. [105] Venezuela K001165770 Yes
Jenman [7370] K001162105 Yes
Jenman [7370] Guyana K001162108 Yes
Knapp, S.; Mallet, J. [6551] Peru K001165767 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Martin, R.F. [128] Colombia K001165774 Yes
Jenman [7370] Guyana K001162101 Yes
Jenman [7370] Guyana K001162103 Yes
Plowman, T. [2459] Peru K001169993 Yes
Plowman, T. [2460] Peru K001169991 Yes
Jenman [7370] Guyana K001162104 Yes
Jenman [7370] Guyana K001162110 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Kennedy, H. [2247] Colombia K001165773 Yes
Jenman [7370] Guyana K001162106 Yes
Jenman [7370] Guyana K001162107 Yes
Plowman, T. [2459] Peru K001169994 Yes
Eden, M.J. [s.n.] Colombia K001165775 Yes
Knapp, S.; Smith, D.N.; Mallet, J. [6346] Peru K001165769 Yes
Jenman [7370] Guyana K001162109 Yes
Knapp, S.; Mallet, J. [6440] Peru K001165768 Yes
Verdcourt [72] Tanzania K001169995 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [89326] Venezuela Solanum topiro K001166235 Yes
Lockwood, T.; Kennedy, H.; Schultes, R.E.; Plowman, T.C. [2319] Colombia Solanum sessiliflorum var. georgicum K001165777 Yes
Lockwood, T.; Kennedy, H.; Schultes, R.E.; Plowman, T.C. [2319] Colombia Solanum sessiliflorum var. georgicum K001165776 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0