Solanum microdontum Bitter GRIN-Global

Taxon: Solanum microdontum Bitter

Summary

Genus:

Solanum

Subgenus:

Potatoe

Section:

Petota

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Solaneae

Nomen number:

101270

Place of publication:

Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10:535. 1912

Verified:

12/02/2010 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 gigantophyllum Bitter
Solanum microdontum Bitter subsp. gigantophyllum (Bitter) Hawkes & Hjert.
Solanum microdontum Bitter subsp. microdontum
Solanum microdontum Bitter var. microdontum
Solanum microdontum Bitter var. montepuncoense Ochoa
Solanum simplicifolium Bitter
Solanum simplicifolium Bitter var. trimerophyllum Bitter

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Reference(s)

Berg van den, R. G. & D. M. Spooner. 1992. A reexamination of infraspecific taxa of a wild potato, Solanum microdontum (Solanum sect. Petota: Solanaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 182:249.
Berg, R. G. van den et al. 1998. Collapse of morphological species in the wild potato Solanum brevicaule complex (Solanaceae:sect. Petota). Amer. J. Bot. 85:92-109.
Correll, D. S. 1962. The potato and its wild relatives. Contr. Texas Res. Found., Bot. Stud. 4:1-606. 1962 485.
Hawkes, J. G. & J. P. K. Hjerting. 1989. The potatoes of Bolivia: their breeding value and evolutionary relationships. 1989 311.
Hawkes, J. G. 1963. A revision of the tuber-bearing solanums. II. Rec. Scott. Pl. Breed. Sta. 76-181.
Hawkes, J. G. 1990. The potato: evolution, biodiversity, and genetic resources. 1990 164.
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
Ochoa, C. M. The potatoes of South America: Bolivia. 1990 237.
PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Spooner, D. M. & A. Salas. 2006. Chapter 1. Structure, biosystematics, and genetic resources. Handbook of Potato Production, Improvement, and Postharvest Management. 2006 1-39.
Spooner, D. M. & A. Salas. 2006. Chapter 1. Structure, biosystematics, and genetic resources. Handbook of Potato Production, Improvement, and Postharvest Management. 2006 1-39.
Spooner, D. M. & R. J. Hijmans. 2001. Potato systematics and germplasm collecting, 1989-2000. Amer. J. Potato Res. 78:253.
Spooner, D. M. et al. 2014. Systematics, diversity, genetics, and evolution of wild and cultivated potatoes. Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 80:291.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Catamarca
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Jujuy
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	La Rioja
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Salta
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Tucuman
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Chuquisaca
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Cochabamba
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	La Paz
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Santa Cruz
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Tarija

Native
Southern America

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Catamarca, Jujuy, La Rioja, Salta, Tucuman]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija]

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=101270. Accessed 16 December 2025.