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Taxon:  Solanum chrysotrichum Schltdl.



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Leptostemonum
Section:
Torva
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
409880
Place of publication:
Linnaea 19:304. 1846
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 warscewiczii Weick ex Lambertye
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Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
  2. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. Flora de Veracruz. 1978-
  3. Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization. 1999 325.
  4. PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
  5. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  6. Welman, W. G. 2003. The genus Solanum (Solanaceae) in southern Africa: subgenus Leptostemonum, the introduced sections Acanthophora and Torva. Bothalia 33:12-13.
  7. Australia's Virtual Herbarium (on-line resource).
Common names
English
giant devil's-fig –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
2Cultivated     
4NaturalizedAfrica Africa  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
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=409880. Accessed 15 December 2025.

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