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Taxon:  Solanum forskalii Dunal



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Leptostemonum
Section:
Melongena
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
457891
Place of publication:
Hist. nat. Solanum 237. 1813
Verified:
11/05/2008 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)
  1. Daunay, M. C. et al. 1998. The use of wild genetic resources for eggplant (Solanum melongena) breeding. II. Crossability and fertility of interspecific hybrids. Proceedings of the Xth EUCARPIA meeting on genetics and breeding of Capsicum and eggplant, Avignon, France, 7-11 Sept., 1998. 1998 19-24.
  2. Daunay, M.-C. et al. 1999. Management of a collection of Solanum species for eggplant (Solanum melongena) breeding purposes. Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization. 1999 369-383.
  3. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. Flora of Ethiopia. 1989- (and Eritrea. 2000)
  4. PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
  5. Thulin, M., ed. Flora of Somalia. 1993-
  6. Wood, J. R. I. A handbook of the flora of Yemen. 1997
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
3AdventiveAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
3AdventiveAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Senegal
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
Adventive
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan
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=457891. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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