Solanum schimperianum Hochst. ex A. Rich. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Solanum schimperianum Hochst. ex A. Rich.

Summary

Genus:

Solanum

Subgenus:

Leptostemonum

Section:

Giganteiformia

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Solaneae

Nomen number:

438910

Place of publication:

Flora 24(1, Intell.):24. 1841

Verified:

11/23/2010 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

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Reference(s)

Boulos, L. Flora of Egypt. 1999-
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).
Thulin, M., ed. Flora of Somalia. 1993-
Weese, T. L. & L. Bohs. 2010. Eggplant origins: out of Africa, into the Orient. Taxon 59:49-56.
Wood, J. R. I. A handbook of the flora of Yemen. 1997

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia
NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen

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=438910. Accessed 15 December 2025.