Summary
Place of publication:
Fl. ins. austr. 18. 1786
Verified:
11/05/2008
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Levin, R. A. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships among the "spiny solanums" (Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 93:157-169.
- PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
- Smith, A. C. Flora vitiensis nova. 1979-1991
- Wagner, W. L. et al. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i. 1990
- Whalen, M. D. et al. 1981. Taxonomy of Solanum section Lasiocarpa. Gentes Herbarum 12:81-86.
Common names
Fijian
sou – sousou –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Papua New Guinea | New Britain | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | South-Central Pacific | French Polynesia | Marquesas Islands | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | South-Central Pacific | French Polynesia | Society Islands | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Fiji | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Samoa | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Solomon Islands | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Tonga | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Vanuatu | | |
| 6 | Other | | | | | |
Native
Asia-Tropical
-
MALESIA:
Papua New Guinea [New Britain]
Pacific
-
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia [Marquesas Islands, Society Islands]
-
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa
Other
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Human food | beverage base | | Whalen, M. D. et al. 1981. Taxonomy of Solanum section Lasiocarpa. Gentes Herbarum 12:81-86. |
| Human food | fruit | | Whalen, M. D. et al. 1981. Taxonomy of Solanum section Lasiocarpa. Gentes Herbarum 12:81-86. |
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=438908.
Accessed 15 December 2025.