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Taxon:  Solanum torvum Sw.



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Leptostemonum
Section:
Torva
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
101441
Place of publication:
Prodr. 47. 1788, nom. cons. prop.
Comment:
proposed for conservation (nom. cons. prop.) with a conserved type (Melbourne ICN Art. 14.9)
Verified:
11/28/2010 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 ficifolium Ortega
No images


Reference(s)
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Common names
English
devil's-fig –
pea eggplant –
platebrush –
susumber –
turkeyberry –
German
Teufels-Nachtschatten –
Indonesian
pokak –
takokak –
Malay
terong pipit –
Portuguese (Brazil)
jurubeba –
Spanish
berenjena cimarrona –
terongan –
Swedish
ärtaubergin –
Transcribed Chinese
shui qie –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatan 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilEspirito Santo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaiba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPernambuco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSao Paulo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaAntigua 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and Nevis  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (British)  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (U.S.)  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
4Naturalized     
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Veracruz, Yucatan]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia, Espirito Santo, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo]
  • CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda [Antigua], Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.)
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador
Naturalized ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruit Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
Human foodvegetable Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
Medicinesfolklore Welman, W. G. 2003. The genus Solanum (Solanaceae) in southern Africa: subgenus Leptostemonum, the introduced sections Acanthophora and Torva. Bothalia 33:13-15.
Weedpotential seed contaminant Symon, D. E. 1981. A revision of the genus Solanum in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 4:115.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101441. Accessed 23 October 2026.

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