Status:
valid
Authors:
Merr. & L.M.Perry
Source:
SolanaceaeSource.org
Year:
1949
Citation Micro:
J. Arnold Arb. 30: 47. 1949.
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001031793
Common Names
- Torvoideum Nightshade
- Torvoideum Potato
- Torvoideum Solanum
Uses & Benefits
Solanum torvoideum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a hedge plant. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat fever, skin diseases, and as an analgesic.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Solanum torvoideum has small, white, star-shaped flowers with five petals. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have a reddish-brown bark.
Where to Find Solanum torvoideum
Solanum torvoideum is native to the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America.
Species in the Solanum genus
Solanum aemulans,
Solanum blanco-galdosii,
Solanum brucheri,
Solanum edinense,
Solanum michoacanum,
Solanum procurrens,
Solanum rechei,
Solanum sambucinum,
Solanum vallis-mexici,
Solanum abitaguense,
Solanum abollatum,
Solanum abortivum,
Solanum absconditum,
Solanum abutilifolium,
Solanum abutiloides,
Solanum acanthodapis,
Solanum acanthodes,
Solanum acaule,
Solanum accrescens,
Solanum acerifolium,
Solanum achorum,
Solanum acroglossum,
Solanum acropterum,
Solanum acroscopicum,
Solanum actaeibotrys,
Solanum actephilum,
Solanum aculeastrum,
Solanum aculeatissimum,
Solanum acuminatum,
Solanum acutilobum,
Solanum adenobasis,
Solanum adenophorum,
Solanum adoense,
Solanum adscendens,
Solanum adspersum,
Solanum aethiopicum,
Solanum affine,
Solanum africanum,
Solanum agnewiorum,
Solanum agnoston,
Solanum agrarium,
Solanum agrimoniifolium,
Solanum ajanhuiri,
Solanum alatirameum,
Solanum albescens,
Solanum albicans,
Solanum albidum,
Solanum albornozii,
Solanum albostellatum,
Solanum aldabrense,
Species in the Solanaceae family