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Taxon:  Lycianthes asarifolia (Kunth & C. D. Bouche) Bitter



Summary
Genus:
Lycianthes
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Capsiceae
Nomen number:
400000
Place of publication:
Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 24:423. 1920
Verified:
09/12/1994 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
Basionym
Solanum asarifolium Kunth & C. D. Bouche

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Reference(s)
  1. Benítez de Rojas, C. & W. G. D'Arcy. 1997. The genus Lycianthes (Solanaceae) in Venezuela. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 84:177-180.
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
  3. Hawkes, J. G. et al., eds. Solanaceae III: taxonomy, chemistry, evolution. 1991
  4. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  5. Killeen, T. J. et al. Guia de arboles de Bolivia. 1993
  6. Williams, D. 1994. pers. comm.
Common names
Spanish (Bolivia)
motojobobo –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayAsuncion 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayPresidente Hayes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMadre de Dios 
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Jujuy], Paraguay [Asuncion, Presidente Hayes]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Santa Cruz], Colombia, Ecuador, Peru [Loreto, Madre de Dios]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruit Williams, D. 1994. pers. comm.
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=400000. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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