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Taxon:  Solanum acaule Bitter



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Potatoe
Section:
Petota
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
100423
Place of publication:
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11:391. 1912
Verified:
11/29/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Solanum acaule Bitter f. acaule
Solanum acaule Bitter f. incuyo Ochoa
Solanum acaule Bitter subsp. acaule
Solanum acaule Bitter subsp. punae (Juz.) Hawkes & Hjert.
Solanum acaule Bitter var. punae (Juz.) Hawkes
Solanum acaule Bitter var. subexinterruptum Bitter
Solanum depexum Juz.
Solanum punae Juz.
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Reference(s)
  1. Correll, D. S. The potato and its wild relatives. Contr. Texas Res. Found., Bot. Stud. 4:1-606. 1962
  2. Hawkes, J. G. & J. P. K. Hjerting. The potatoes of Bolivia: their breeding value and evolutionary relationships. 1989
  3. Hawkes, J. G. 1962. The potato: evolution, biodiversity, and genetic resources. 1990 335.
  4. Hawkes, J. G. 1963. A revision of the tuber-bearing solanums. II. Rec. Scott. Pl. Breed. Sta. 76-181.
  5. Hijmans, R. J. et al. 2007. Geographical and environmental range expansion through polyploidy in wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota). Global Ecol. Biogeogr. 16:485-495.
  6. Hosaka, K. & D. M. Spooner. 1992. RFLP analysis of the wild potato species, Solanum acaule Bitter (Solanum sect. Petota). Theor. Appl. Genet. 84:851-858.
  7. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. 1999
  8. Jacobs, M. M. J. et al. 2008. AFLP analysis reveals a lack of phylogenetic structure within Solanum section Petota. B. M. C. Evol. Biol. 8:145, 12 pp.
  9. Jacobs, M. M. J. et al. 2008. AFLP analysis reveals a lack of phylogenetic structure within Solanum section Petota. B. M. C. Evol. Biol. 8:145, 12 pp.
  10. Jansky, S. 2000. Breeding for disease resistance in potato. Pl. Breed. Rev. 19:89, 113.
  11. Ochoa, C. M. 1962. Los Solanum tuberiferos silvestres del Perú.
  12. Ochoa, C. M. The potatoes of South America: Bolivia. 1990
  13. PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
  14. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  15. Spooner, D. M. & A. Salas. 2006. Chapter 1. Structure, biosystematics, and genetic resources. Handbook of Potato Production, Improvement, and Postharvest Management. 2006 1-39.
  16. Spooner, D. M. & A. Salas. 2006. Chapter 1. Structure, biosystematics, and genetic resources. Handbook of Potato Production, Improvement, and Postharvest Management. 2006 1-39.
  17. Spooner, D. M. et al. 2014. Systematics, diversity, genetics, and evolution of wild and cultivated potatoes. Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 80:283-383.
  18. Spooner, D. M. 1993. Chasing wild potatoes in Ecuador (Progress Report). Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 91/92:69.
Common names
Quichua (Peru)
apharu –
apharuma –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Rioja 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaChuquisaca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaCochabamba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaOruro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaPotosi 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaTarija 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorChimborazo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAncash 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruApurimac 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruArequipa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAyacucho 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCuzco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuancavelica 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuanuco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruJunin 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLima 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPasco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPuno 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruTacna 
Native
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [La Rioja]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Potosi, Tarija], Ecuador [Chimborazo], Peru [Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cuzco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Junin, Lima, Pasco, Puno, Tacna]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100423. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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