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Taxon:  Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Leptostemonum
Section:
Lasiocarpa
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
101401
Place of publication:
J. L. M. Poiret, Encycl. suppl. 3:775. 1814
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature, where both the name and its validating diagnosis are ascribed to Dunal (Melbourne ICN Art. 46.2)
Verified:
11/23/2010 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 topiro Dunal
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Reference(s)
  1. 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
  2. Bohs, L. 2004. A chloroplast DNA phylogeny of Solanum section Lasiocarpa. Syst. Bot. 29:177-187.
  3. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
  4. Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
  5. Hackett, C. & J. Carolane. Edible Horticultural Crops. 1982
  6. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  7. Levin, R. A. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships among the "spiny solanums" Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 93:157-169.
  8. Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization. 1999 329.
  9. Padoch, C. & W. de Jong. 1991. The house gardens of Santa Rosa: Diversity and variability in an Amazonian agricultural system. Econ. Bot. 45:166-175.
  10. PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
  11. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  12. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  13. Salick, J. 1989. Cocona (Solanum sessiliflorum) production and breeding potentials of the peach-tomato. In: G. E. Wickens et al., New crops for food and industry. New crops for food and industry. 1989 257-264.
  14. Villachica, H. 1996. Frutales y hortalizas promisorios de la amazonia. Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica. 1993- 44:97-102.
  15. Volpato, G. et al. 2004. Domestication process of two Solanum section Lasiocarpa species among Amerindians in the Upper Orinoco, Venezuela, with special focus on Piaroa Indians. Econ. Bot. 54:184-194.
  16. Whalen, M. D. et al. 1981. Taxonomy of Solanum section Lasiocarpa. Gentes Herbarum 12:77-81.
Common names
English
cocona –
Orinoco-apple –
peach-tomato –
French
tomate chauve souris –
Portuguese
cubiu –
Spanish
topiro –
Swedish
topiro –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBolivar 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorLos Rios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorMorona-Santiago 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorSucumbios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amazonas]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Bolivar, Amazonas]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador [Los Rios, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Sucumbios], Peru
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodbeverage base Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
Human foodfruit Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
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=101401. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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