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* [http://www.tropicalsodaapple.org/ Tropical Soda Apple Task Force of the southeastern United States] |
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* [http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/tropicalsoda.shtml 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. |
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Revision as of 20:55, 15 February 2011
- "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.
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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].
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.
Footnotes
- ^ Soda apple a new threat, The Macleay Argus, 19 Oct 2010
- ^ Solanaceae Source (2005)
References
- Solanaceae Source (2006): – Solanum viarum. Version of April 2006. Retrieved 2008-SEP-25.
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.