Summary
Place of publication:
Tabl. encycl. 2:18. 1794
Verified:
11/29/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
- Edmonds, J. M. & J. A. Chweya. 1997. Black nightshades. Solanum nigrum L. and related species. Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops. 1996- 15:26.
- Erhardt, W. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. 2002
- George, A. S., ed. Flora of Australia. 1980-
- Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
- Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization. 1999 306.
- PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
- Symon, D. E. 1981. A revision of the genus Solanum in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 4:1-367.
- 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
English
tall nightshade – English (Australia)
whitetip nightshade – English (New Zealand)
velvety nightshade – German
zierlicher Nachtschatten –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Parana | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Rio Grande do Sul | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Santa Catarina | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Buenos Aires | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Cordoba | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Entre Rios | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Paraguay | Presidente Hayes | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | | Europe | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | |
Native
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil [Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina]
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina [Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Entre Rios], Paraguay [Presidente Hayes], Uruguay
Naturalized
Africa
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
Northern America
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Weed | | | Edmonds, J. M. & J. A. Chweya. 1997. Black nightshades. Solanum nigrum L. and related species. Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops. 1996- 15:26. |
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=103129.
Accessed 16 December 2025.