Solanum americanum Mill.

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Solanum americanum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Aberfoyle, EH Tea Estates, Honde Valley

Solanum americanum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Aberfoyle, EH Tea Estates, Honde Valley

Solanum americanum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Aberfoyle, EH Tea Estates, Honde Valley

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Synonyms: Solanum nigrum sensu auctt.
Solanum nodiflorum Jacq.
Common names: American black nightshade (English) Glossy nightshade (English)
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Status: Native?
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Derivation of specific name: americanum: American
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Malawi distribution: N
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Literature:

Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Solanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(4) Pages 81 - 82.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 79.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 106.

Other sources of information about Solanum americanum:

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Flora of Botswana: Solanum americanum
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Solanum americanum
Flora of Mozambique: Solanum americanum
Flora of Zambia: Solanum americanum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Solanum americanum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Solanum americanum
African Plant Database: Solanum americanum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Solanum americanum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Solanum americanum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Solanum americanum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Solanum americanum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Solanum americanum
JSTOR Plant Science: Solanum americanum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Solanum americanum
Plants of the World Online: Solanum americanum
Tropicos: Solanum americanum
Wikipedia: Solanum americanum


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Solanum americanum.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=150590, retrieved 29 March 2024

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