Solanum citrullifolium A. Braun GRIN-Global

Taxon: Solanum citrullifolium A. Braun

Summary

Genus:

Solanum

Subgenus:

Leptostemonum

Section:

Crinitum

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Solaneae

Nomen number:

100996

Place of publication:

Ind. sem. hort. Freiburg.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 12:356. 1849

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

No images

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. 1970
D'Arcy, W. G. 1974. Solanum and its close relatives in Florida. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 61:843.
Erhardt, W. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. 2002
Levin, R. A. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships among the "spiny solanums" Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 93:157-169.
Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization. 1999 320.
PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
Roe, K. E. 1972. A revision of Solanum section Brevantherum (Solanaceae). Brittonia 24:277.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Whalen, M. D. 1979. Taxonomy of Solanum section Androceras. Gentes Herbarum 11:410.

Common names

English
melon-leaf nightshade –
German
melonenblättriger Nachtschatten –
Swedish
blå taggborre –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America		Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas

Native
Northern America

REGION: Mexico
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]

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=100996. Accessed 16 December 2025.