Solanum viarum
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Tropical soda apple)
- "Solanum chloranthum" redirects here. This refers to the name as established by Michel Félix Dunal. Other scientists have applied this taxon to other species; see below.
| Tropical Soda Apple | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Closeup of flowers | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. viarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Solanum viarum Dunal |
|
| Synonyms | |
|
See text |
|
Solanum viarum, the Tropical Soda Apple, is a perennial shrub native to Brazil and Argentina with a prickly stem and prickly leaves. The fruit is golf ball sized with the coloring of a watermelon. It is sometimes considered an invasive species in the lower eastern coastal states of the United States and recently on the Mid North Coast of Australia.[1]
[edit] Synonyms
This species has been referred to under some other names, in particular one of which is very ambiguous:[2]
- Solanum chloranthum DC.
- S. chloranthum as described by Poeppig based on Otto Sendtner in von Martius is now S. velutinum
- S. chloranthum as described by Philipp Salzmann based on Dunal in de Candolle is now S. agrarium
- S. chloranthum as described by C.P.J. Sprengel is now S. arenarium as described by Otto Sendtner
- Solanum khasianum var. chatterjeeanum Sengupta & Sengupta
- S. khasianum proper is now S. aculeatissimum as described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin.
- Solanum viridiflorum Schltdl.
- Not to be confused with S. acuminatum var. viridiflorum, which is now S. caavurana.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Soda apple a new threat, The Macleay Argus, 19 Oct 2010
- ^ Solanaceae Source (2005)
[edit] References
- Solanaceae Source (2006): – Solanum viarum. Version of April 2006. Retrieved 2008-SEP-25.
[edit] External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Solanum viarum |
- Tropical Soda Apple Task Force of the southeastern United States
- Global Invasive Species Database
- Species Profile- Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library. Lists general information and resources for Tropical Soda Apple.
