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Taxon:  Solanum tuberosum L.



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Potatoe
Section:
Petota
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
103137
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:185. 1753
Verified:
05/20/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Solanum tuberosum L. subsp. andigenum (Juz. & Bukasov) Hawkes (0 active accession[s])
Solanum tuberosum L. subsp. chiloense (A. DC.) L. I. Kostina (0 active accession[s])
Solanum tuberosum L. subsp. tuberosum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
No images


Reference(s)
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  3. Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning. 1998
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  9. Hawkes, J. G. 1963. A revision of the tuber-bearing solanums. II. Rec. Scott. Pl. Breed. Sta. 76-181.
  10. Hawkes, J. G. 1990. The potato: evolution, biodiversity, and genetic resources. 1990 180.
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Common names
English
potato –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
2CultivatedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedNorthern America Mexico  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCentral America  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • MESOAMERICA: Central America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning. 1998
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=103137. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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