Solanum polygamum Vahl GRIN-Global

Taxon: Solanum polygamum Vahl

Summary

Genus:

Solanum

Subgenus:

Leptostemonum

Section:

Persicariae

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Solaneae

Nomen number:

438904

Place of publication:

Symb. bot. 3:39, t. 55. 1794

Verified:

11/04/2008 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

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Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581. 1996
Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
Levin, R. A. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships among the "spiny solanums" (Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 93:157-169.
Liogier, A. H. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-. 1981-
Liogier, H. A. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. 1984-
Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization. 1999 329.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Puerto Rico
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Virgin Islands (British)
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Native
Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.)

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=438904. Accessed 15 December 2025.