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Taxon:  Solanum commersonii Poir.



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Potatoe
Section:
Petota
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
101008
Place of publication:
Encycl. suppl. 3:746. 1814
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature, where only the validating diagnosis, not the name which appears in a separate paragraph, is ascribed to Dunal
Verified:
11/22/2010 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 commersonii Poir. f. mechonguense (Bukasov) Correll
Solanum commersonii Poir. subsp. commersonii
Solanum henryi Bukasov & Lechn.
Solanum mechonguense Bukasov
Solanum nicaraguense Rydb.
Solanum ohrondii Carriere
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Reference(s)
  1. Correll, D. S. 1962. The potato and its wild relatives. Contr. Texas Res. Found., Bot. Stud. 4:1-606. 1962 299.
  2. Hawkes, J. G. & J. P. K. Hjerting. 1989. The potatoes of Bolivia: their breeding value and evolutionary relationships. 1989 131.
  3. Hawkes, J. G. 1963. A revision of the tuber-bearing solanums. II. Rec. Scott. Pl. Breed. Sta. 76-181.
  4. Hawkes, J. G. The potato: evolution, biodiversity, and genetic resources. 1990 87.
  5. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
  6. Jansky, S. 2000. Breeding for disease resistance in potato. Pl. Breed. Rev. 19:103.
  7. PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Spooner, D. M. & A. Salas. 2006. Chapter 1. Structure, biosystematics, and genetic resources. Handbook of Potato Production, Improvement, and Postharvest Management. 2006 1-39.
  10. Spooner, D. M. & A. Salas. 2006. Chapter 1. Structure, biosystematics, and genetic resources. Handbook of Potato Production, Improvement, and Postharvest Management. 2006 1-39.
  11. Spooner, D. M. & R. J. Hijmans. 2001. Potato systematics and germplasm collecting, 1989-2000. Amer. J. Potato Res. 78:252.
  12. Spooner, D. M. et al. 2014. Systematics, diversity, genetics, and evolution of wild and cultivated potatoes. Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 80:290.
  13. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. 1996, 1999
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Rios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe], Paraguay, Uruguay
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=101008. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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