Lycianthes rantonnetii

Lycianthes rantonnetii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Solanoideae
Tribus: Capsiceae
Genus: Lycianthes
Species: Lycianthes rantonnetii

Name

Lycianthes rantonnetii (Carrière) Bitter, Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 24: 332 (1920).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Solanum rantonnetii Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris). 1859: 135 (1859).
• Heterotypic
  • Solanum corniculatum Hieron., Vidensk. Meddel. Dansk Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 29: 45 (1871).
  • Solanum japonicum Carrière, Rev. Hort. [Paris]. 1868: 420 (1868).
  • Solanum muticum N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 6 (1894).
  • Solanum urbanum Morong, Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 7: 177–178 (1893).
  • Solanum urbanum var. foliosum Chodat, Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève ser. 2, 8: 152, fig. 47 (1916).
  • Solanum urbanum var. ovatifolium Chodat, Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève ser. 2, 8: 152 (1916).
  • Solanum urbanum var. subtomentosum Chodat, Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève ser. 2, 8: 152, fig. 47 (1916).
  • Solanum urbanum var. typicum Chodat, Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève ser. 2, 8: 151 (1916).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced) Regional: Southwestern Europe Spain. Continental: Africa (introduced) Regional: Northern Africa Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced) Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America (introduced) El Salvador, Guatemala. Regional: Western South America Bolivia. Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast, Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bitter, F.A.G. 1920: Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 24: 332.

Links

• PBI Solanum Project 2014: Lycianthes rantonnetii in Solanaceae Source. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Apr 18. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lycianthes rantonnetii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Enzianstrauch, Kartoffelbaum
English: Blue Potato Bush
suomi: Kesäkoiso
français: Arbre à gentiane
svenska: Himmelsöga

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