Solanaceae
Solanum

Solanum volubile Sw.

First published in Fl. Ind. Occid. 1: 458 (1797)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Hispaniola, Trinidad-Tobago, Mexico to S. Tropical America. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as animal food and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Nelson-Sutherland, C. (2010). Adiciones y Comentarios a la Flora de Honduras. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 51: 70-88.
  • PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Nelson-Sutherland, C. (2010). Adiciones y Comentarios a la Flora de Honduras. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 51: 70-88.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2010 Edwards, J.B. [330] Honduras K001160971 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Heyde; Lux [3443] Guatemala K001160968 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Dorantes, J.; et al. [2792] Mexico K000064028 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Schipp, W.A. [849] Belize K001160964 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Smith, J.D. [2671] Guatemala K001160973 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Peck, M.E. [324] Belize K001160966 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 s.col [320] Mexico K000064027 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Englesing, F.C. [111] Nicaragua K001160963 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Quesada, A.; Sánchez, J.; Chacón, R.; et al [795] Costa Rica K001160962 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 McKee, H.S. [11102] Costa Rica K001160961 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Matuda, E. [2624] Mexico K000064026 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Yuncker, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, K.A. [8206] Honduras K001160970 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Gentle, P.H. [1435] Belize K001160965 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Smith, J.D. [2670] Guatemala K001160972 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Friedrichsthal [s.n.] Guatemala K001160967 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Tonduz, A. [13667] Costa Rica K001160960 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Mallery, T.D. [5026] Honduras K001160969 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5979] Trinidad and Tobago K001161252 Yes
Ortoh [162] Panama K001166548 Yes
D'Arcy, W.G.; D'Arcy, J.J. [6677] Panama K001166553 Yes
Correll, D.S.; Dodds, K.S.; Brucher, E.H.; Paxman, G.J. [867] Bolivia K001166568 Yes
Robinson, J.W.L. [366] Colombia K001166556 Yes
Bruijn, J., de [1329] Venezuela K001166564 Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [15694] Trinidad and Tobago K001161249 Yes
Burch, D.; Oliver, R.L.; Robertson, K.R. [1247] Panama K001166554 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1641] Trinidad and Tobago K001161246 Yes
Smith, H.H. [1156] Colombia K001166560 Yes
Sinclair [s.n.] Panama K001166550 Yes
Plowman, T.C. [3162] Panama K001166555 Yes
Fendler, A. [253] Panama K001166546 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1641] Trinidad and Tobago K001161247 Yes
Fendler, A. [609] Trinidad and Tobago K001161250 Yes
Brown, T.W. [91] Venezuela K001166566 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K001161254 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001166559 Yes
Fendler, A. [2094] Venezuela K001166567 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [87711] Venezuela K001166565 Yes
Hayes, S. [582] Panama K001166552 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P.6345] Trinidad and Tobago K001161248 Yes
s.coll [1134] Colombia K001166561 Yes
Sinclair [s.n.] Panama K001166547 Yes
Sinclair [s.n.] K001166549 Yes
Anderson, B. [1857] Colombia K001166557 Yes
Anderson [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K001161251 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5979] Trinidad and Tobago K001161253 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] Panama K001166551 Yes
s.coll [522] K001166558 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Garcia-Barriga, H. [36] Colombia Solanum humboldtii K001164140 Yes
André, E. [236] Colombia Solanum humboldtii K001164141 Yes
André, E. [236] Colombia Solanum humboldtii K001164142 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0