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Taxon:  Solanum capsicoides All.



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Leptostemonum
Section:
Acanthophora
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
100900
Place of publication:
Auct. syn. meth. stirp. hort. reg. Taur. 12. 1773 (Mélanges Philos. Math. Soc. Roy. Turin 5:64. 1774)
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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Solanum ciliatum Lam.
Solanum spinosissimum auct.
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Reference(s)
  1. Agra, M. F. et al. 2009. Flora da Paraíba, Brasil: Solanum L. (Solanaceae). Acta Bot. Brasil. 23:826-842.
  2. 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
  3. Dandy, J. E. 1970. Annotated list of the new names published in Allioni's Auctarium ad synopsium stirpium horti reg. taurinensis. Taxon 19:625.
  4. Freire de Varvalho, L. d'A. 1997. Diversidade taxônomica das Solanáceas no estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) - II - Lycianthes e Solanum. Albertoa 4:286.
  5. Furini, A. & J. Wunder. 2004. Analysis of eggplant (Solanum melongena)-related germplasm: morphological and AFLP data contribute to phylogenetic interpretations and germplasm utilization. Theor. Appl. Genet. 108:197-208.
  6. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. Flora de Veracruz. 1978-
  7. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
  8. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  9. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
  10. Levin, R. A. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships among the "spiny solanums" Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 93:157-169.
  11. Nee, M. 1979. Patterns in biogeography in Solanum, section Acanthphora. The biology and taxonomy of the Solanacae. 1979 574.
  12. Nee, M. 1991. Synopsis of Solanum section Acanthophora: a group of interest for glycoalkaloids. Solanaceae III: taxonomy, chemistry, evolution. 1991 261.
  13. Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization. 1999 327.
  14. Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 12(1):457.
  15. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  16. Symon, D. E. 1981. A revision of the genus Solanum in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 4:1-367.
  17. Welman, W. G. 2003. The genus Solanum (Solanaceae) in southern Africa: subgenus Leptostemonum, the introduced sections Acanthophora and Torva. Bothalia 33:5-8.
  18. Whalen, M. D. 1984. Conspectus of species groups in Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum. Gentes Herbarum 12:253.
  19. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
Common names
English
cockroach-berry –
devil's-apple –
Spanish
mata cucaracha –
Swedish
guldbärsskatta –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPara 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParana 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPernambuco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSao Paulo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
2Cultivated     
4Naturalized     
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia, Minas Gerais, Para, Parana, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Misiones]
Cultivated ()
Naturalized ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Human foodfruit Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 12(1):457.
Medicinesfolklore Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 12(1):457.
Weed  Nee, M. 1979. Patterns in biogeography in Solanum, section Acanthphora. The biology and taxonomy of the Solanacae. 1979 574.
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=100900. Accessed 15 December 2025.

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