The Nightshade Family: A World of Solanum
I’ve always been fascinated by the diversity of the natural world, especially the plant kingdom. One genus that truly captures my attention is Solanum. This massive group of plants, belonging to the nightshade family (Solanaceae), boasts over 1,200 species and encompasses a remarkable range of forms and functions. From the humble potato to the vibrant eggplant, Solanum species have played a crucial role in human history and continue to shape our world today.
A Diverse Genus
Solanum is a cosmopolitan genus, meaning its members can be found throughout the world. They exhibit incredible diversity in their growth habits, ranging from small herbaceous plants to sprawling vines, shrubs, and even small trees. This incredible variety is reflected in the vast array of habitats they occupy, from tropical rainforests to arid deserts.
Perhaps the most striking feature of Solanum is the sheer number of species it contains. Here are:
- Solanum abitaguense S.Knapp
- Solanum abortivum Symon
- Solanum absconditum Agra
- Solanum abutilifolium Rusby
- Solanum abutiloides Bitter & Lillo
- Solanum acanthodapis A.R.Bean
- Solanum acaule Bitter
- Solanum accrescens Standl. & C.V.Morton
- Solanum acerifolium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum achorum S.R.Stern
- Solanum acroglossum Juz.
- Solanum acropterum Griseb.
- Solanum acroscopicum Ochoa
- Solanum actaeabotrys Rusby
- Solanum actephilum Guillaumin
- Solanum aculeastrum Dunal
- Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq.
- Solanum acuminatum Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum acutilobum Dunal
- Solanum adamantium Gouvêa
- Solanum adenobasis M.Nee & Farruggia
- Solanum adenophorum F.Muell.
- Solanum adoense Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Solanum adoxum A.R.Bean
- Solanum adscendens Sendtn.
- Solanum adspersum Witasek
- Solanum aemulans Bitter & Wittm.
- Solanum aethiopicum L.
- Solanum affine Sendtn.
- Solanum africanum Mill.
- Solanum agnewiorum Voronts.
- Solanum agnoston S.Knapp
- Solanum agrarium Sendtn.
- Solanum agrimoniifolium Rydb.
- Solanum ajanhuiri Juz. & Bukasov
- Solanum alatirameum Bitter
- Solanum albescens (Britton) Hunz.
- Solanum albicans (Ochoa) Ochoa
- Solanum albidum Dunal
- Solanum albornozii Correll
- Solanum albostellatum R.W.Davis & P.J.H.Hurter
- Solanum aldabrense C.H.Wright
- Solanum aligerum Schltdl.
- Solanum alliariifolium M.Nee & Särkinen
- Solanum allophyllum (Miers) Standl.
- Solanum aloysiifolium Dunal
- Solanum alpinum Zoll. & Moritzi
- Solanum alternatopinnatum Steud.
- Solanum amayanum Ochoa
- Solanum amblophyllum Hook.
- Solanum amblymerum Dunal
- Solanum americanum Mill.
- Solanum amicorum Benth.
- Solanum ammophilum A.R.Bean
- Solanum amnicola S.Knapp
- Solanum amorimii S.Knapp & Giacomin
- Solanum amotapense Svenson
- Solanum amygdalifolium Steud.
- Solanum anamatophilum Ochoa
- Solanum anceps Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum ancophilum (Correll) Ochoa
- Solanum andreanum Baker
- Solanum anfractum Symon
- Solanum anguivi Lam.
- Solanum angustialatum Bitter
- Solanum angustifidum Bitter
- Solanum angustifolium Mill.
- Solanum angustum Domin
- Solanum anisocladum Giacomin & Stehmann
- Solanum anisophyllum Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
- Solanum annuum C.V.Morton
- Solanum anoacanthum Sendtn.
- Solanum anomalostemon S.Knapp & M.Nee
- Solanum anomalum Thonn.
- Solanum antisuyo Särkinen & S.Knapp
- Solanum apaporanum R.E.Schult.
- Solanum aparadense L.A.Mentz & M.Nee
- Solanum aphyodendron S.Knapp
- Solanum apiahyense Witasek
- Solanum apiculatum Sendtn.
- Solanum apodophyllum A.R.Bean
- Solanum appendiculatum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum appressum K.E.Roe
- Solanum arachnidanthum Rusby
- Solanum arachnoides A.R.Bean
- Solanum arboreum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum arcanum Peralta
- Solanum arenarium Sendtn.
- Solanum arenicola Särkinen & P.Gonzáles
- Solanum arequipense Bitter
- Solanum argenteum Dunal
- Solanum argentinum Bitter & Lillo
- Solanum argopetalum A.R.Bean
- Solanum aridicola A.R.Bean
- Solanum aridum Morong
- Solanum armentalis J.L.Gentry & D’Arcy
- Solanum armourense A.R.Bean
- Solanum artense Montr
- Solanum arundo Mattei
- Solanum ashbyae Symon
- Solanum asperolanatum Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum asperrimum Bitter
- Solanum aspersum S.Knapp
- Solanum asperum Rich.
- Solanum asterophorum Mart.
- Solanum asteropilodes Bitter
- Solanum asymmetriphyllum Specht
- Solanum athenae Symon
- Solanum atitlanum Roe
- Solanum atropurpureum Schrank
- Solanum aturense Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum augustii Ochoa
- Solanum aureitomentosum Bitter
- Solanum aureum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum austrocaledonicum Seem.
- Solanum austropiceum A.R.Bean
- Solanum aviculare G.Forst.
- Solanum axillifolium K.E.Roe
- Solanum ayacuchense Ochoa
- Solanum bahamense L.
- Solanum bahianum S.Knapp
- Solanum banzicum A.R.Bean
- Solanum barbeyanum Huber
- Solanum barbisetum Nees
- Solanum barbulatum Zahlbr.
- Solanum baretiae Tepe
- Solanum basendopogon Bitter
- Solanum batoides D’Arcy & Rakot.
- Solanum bauerianum Endl.
- Solanum beaugleholei Symon
- Solanum bellum S.Knapp
- Solanum berthaultii Hawkes
- Solanum betaceum Cav.
- Solanum betroka D’Arcy & Rakot.
- Solanum bicolor Willd.
- Solanum bicorne Dunal
- Solanum bistellatum L.B.Sm. & Downs
- Solanum × blanco-galdosii Ochoa
- Solanum bohsiae J.D.Tovar
- Solanum boldoense Dunal & A.DC.
- Solanum bolivianum Britton ex Rusby
- Solanum boliviense Dunal
- Solanum bombycinum Ochoa
- Solanum bonariense L.
- Solanum borgmannii Symon
- Solanum brachyantherum Phil.
- Solanum bradei Giacomin & Stehmann
- Solanum brevicaule Bitter
- Solanum brevifolium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum brevipedicellatum K.E.Roe
- Solanum brownii Dunal
- Solanum buddlejifolium Sendtn.
- Solanum buesii Vargas
- Solanum bulbocastanum Dunal
- Solanum bullatum Vell.
- Solanum bumeliifolium Dunal
- Solanum burchellii Dunal
- Solanum burkartii Ochoa
- Solanum caatingae S.Knapp & Särkinen
- Solanum caavurana Vell.
- Solanum cacosmum Bohs
- Solanum caelicola Giacomin & Stehmann
- Solanum caesium Griseb.
- Solanum cajamarquense Ochoa
- Solanum cajanumense Kunth
- Solanum caldense Carvalho
- Solanum calidum Bohs
- Solanum calileguae Cabrera
- Solanum callianthum C.V.Morton
- Solanum callicarpoides Wall.
- Solanum callosum A.R.Bean
- Solanum campaniforme Willd.
- Solanum campanulatum R.Br.
- Solanum campanuliflorum C.H.Wright
- Solanum campechiense L.
- Solanum camptostylum Bitter
- Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Solanum camranhense Dy Phon & Hul
- Solanum candelarianum Cárdenas
- Solanum candidum Lindl.
- Solanum candolleanum Berthault
- Solanum canense Rydb.
- Solanum cantense Ochoa
- Solanum capense L.
- Solanum capillipes Britton
- Solanum capitaneum A.R.Bean
- Solanum capsiciforme (Domin) Baylis
- Solanum capsicoides All.
- Solanum carautae Carvalho
- Solanum cardiophyllum Lindl.
- Solanum carduiforme F.Muell.
- Solanum caricaefolium Rusby
- Solanum caripense Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum carolinense L.
- Solanum cassioides L.B.Sm. & Downs
- Solanum castaneum Carvalho
- Solanum cataphractum A.Cunn. ex Benth.
- Solanum catilliflorum G.J.Anderson, Martine, Prohens & Nuez
- Solanum catombelense Peyr.
- Solanum caumii (F.Br.) D.H.R.McClell.
- Solanum celatum A.R.Bean
- Solanum celsum Standl. & C.V.Morton
- Solanum centrale J.M.Black
- Solanum cerasiferum Dunal
- Solanum cernuum Vell.
- Solanum chachapoyasense Bitter
- Solanum chacoense Bitter
- Solanum chalmersii S.Knapp
- Solanum chamaeacanthum Griseb.
- Solanum chamaepolybotryon Bitter
- Solanum cheesmaniae (L.Riley) Fosberg
- Solanum chenopodinum F.Muell.
- Solanum chenopodioides Lam.
- Solanum chiapasense K.E.Roe
- Solanum chilense (Dunal) Reiche
- Solanum chillagoense (Domin) A.R.Bean
- Solanum chilliasense Ochoa
- Solanum chimborazense Bitter & Sodiro
- Solanum chingchunense S.S.Ying
- Solanum chippendalei Symon
- Solanum chiquidenum Ochoa
- Solanum chlamydogynum Bitter
- Solanum chmielewskii (C.M.Rick, Kesicki, Fobes & M.Holle) D.M.Spooner, G.J.Anderson & R.K.Jansen
- Solanum chomatophilum Bitter
- Solanum chrysasteroides Werderm.
- Solanum chrysotrichum Schltdl.
- Solanum cinereum R.Br.
- Solanum cinnamomeum Sendtn.
- Solanum citrinum M.Nee
- Solanum citrullifolium A.Braun
- Solanum cladotrichum Dunal
- Solanum clandestinum Bohs
- Solanum clarkiae Symon
- Solanum clarum Correll
- Solanum clathratum Sendtn.
- Solanum cleistogamum Symon
- Solanum clivorum S.Knapp
- Solanum coactiliferum J.M.Black
- Solanum coagulans Forssk.
- Solanum coalitum S.Knapp
- Solanum cobanense J.L.Gentry
- Solanum cochabambense Bitter
- Solanum cochoae G.J.Anderson & Bernardello
- Solanum cocosoides A.R.Bean
- Solanum colombianum Dunal
- Solanum comarapanum M.Nee
- Solanum comitis Dunal
- Solanum commersonii Poir.
- Solanum complectens M.Nee & G.J.Anderson
- Solanum compressum L.B.Sm. & Downs
- Solanum comptum C.V.Morton
- Solanum concarense Hunz.
- Solanum concinnum Schott ex Sendtn.
- Solanum confertiflorum Stehmann & Tabosa
- Solanum confertiseriatum Bitter
- Solanum confine Dunal
- Solanum confusum C.V.Morton
- Solanum conglobatum Dunal
- Solanum conicum Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum conocarpum Dunal
- Solanum consimile C.V.Morton
- Solanum contumazaense Ochoa
- Solanum cookii Symon
- Solanum coquimbense J.R.Benn.
- Solanum coracinum Symon
- Solanum cordatum Forssk.
- Solanum cordicitum S.R.Stern
- Solanum cordifolium Dunal
- Solanum cordioides S.Knapp
- Solanum cordovense Sessé & Moc.
- Solanum coriaceum Dunal
- Solanum corifolium F.Muell.
- Solanum cormanthum Vell.
- Solanum corneliomulleri J.F.Macbr.
- Solanum cornifolium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum corumbense S.Moore
- Solanum corymbiflorum (Sendtn.) Bohs
- Solanum corymbosum Jacq.
- Solanum costatum M.Nee
- Solanum cowiei Martine
- Solanum crassinervium Tepe
- Solanum crassitomentosum Domin
- Solanum crebrispinum A.R.Bean
- Solanum cremastanthemum Werderm.
- Solanum crinitipes Dunal
- Solanum crinitum Lam.
- Solanum crispum Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum croatii D’Arcy & R.C.Keating
- Solanum crotonifolium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum crotonoides Lam.
- Solanum cruciferum Bitter
- Solanum cucullatum S.Knapp
- Solanum cunninghamii Benth.
- Solanum curtilobum Juz. & Bukasov
- Solanum curvicuspe Domin
- Solanum cutervanum Zahlbr.
- Solanum cyaneopurpureum De Wild.
- Solanum cyanocarphium Blume
- Solanum cyathophorum M.Nee & Farruggia
- Solanum cyclophyllum S.Knapp
- Solanum cylindricum Vell.
- Solanum cymbalariifolium Chiov.
- Solanum dalibardiforme Bitter
- Solanum dallmannianum Warb.
- Solanum dammerianum Lauterb. & K.Schum.
- Solanum daphnophyllum Bitter
- Solanum darienense S.Knapp
- Solanum dasyanthum Brandegee
- Solanum dasyneuron S.Knapp
- Solanum dasyphyllum Schumach. & Thonn.
- Solanum davidsei Carvalho
- Solanum davisense Whalen
- Solanum decompositiflorum Sendtn.
- Solanum decorum Sendtn.
- Solanum defensum F.Muell.
- Solanum deflexicarpum C.Y.Wu & S.C.Huang
- Solanum deflexiflorum Bitter
- Solanum deflexum Greenm.
- Solanum delicatulum L.B.Sm. & Downs
- Solanum delitescens C.V.Morton
- Solanum demissum Lindl.
- Solanum dendroicum O.E.Schulz & Ekman ex O.C.Schmidt
- Solanum dennekense Dammer
- Solanum denseaculeatum Symon
- Solanum densevestitum F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Solanum depauperatum Dunal
- Solanum diamantinense Agra
- Solanum dianthophorum Dunal
- Solanum dianthum Rusby
- Solanum dichroandrum Dunal
- Solanum didymum Dunal
- Solanum dillonii S.Knapp
- Solanum dimidiatum Raf.
- Solanum dimorphandrum S.Knapp
- Solanum dimorphispinum C.T.White
- Solanum dioicum W.Fitzg.
- Solanum diphyllum L.
- Solanum diploconos (Mart.) Bohs
- Solanum discolor R.Br.
- Solanum dissectum Symon
- Solanum dissimile C.V.Morton
- Solanum distichophyllum Sendtn.
- Solanum ditrichum A.R.Bean
- Solanum diversiflorum F.Muell.
- Solanum diversifolium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum doddsii Correll
- Solanum dolichocremastrum Bitter
- Solanum dolichorhachis Bitter
- Solanum dolichosepalum Bitter
- Solanum dolosum C.V.Morton ex S.Knapp
- Solanum donianum Walp.
- Solanum douglasii Dunal
- Solanum dryanderense A.R.Bean
- Solanum dulcamara L.
- Solanum dulcamaroides Poir.
- Solanum dumicola A.R.Bean
- Solanum dunalianum Gaudich.
- Solanum dysprosium A.R.Bean
- Solanum eardleyae Symon
- Solanum eburneum Symon
- Solanum echegarayi Hieron.
- Solanum echidniforme Dunal
- Solanum echinatum R.Br.
- Solanum edinense Berthault
- Solanum edmondstonii Hook.f.
- Solanum edmundoi Cuevas & N.M. Núnez
- Solanum ehrenbergii Rydb.
- Solanum eitenii Agra
- Solanum elachophyllum F.Muell.
- Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
- Solanum elatius A.R.Bean
- Solanum elegans Dunal
- Solanum ellipticum R.Br.
- Solanum elvasioides S.Knapp
- Solanum eminens A.R.Bean
- Solanum emmottii A.R.Bean
- Solanum emulans Raf.
- Solanum enantiophyllanthum Bitter
- Solanum endoadenium Bitter
- Solanum endopogon (Bitter) Bohs
- Solanum ensifolium Dunal
- Solanum eremophilum F.Muell.
- Solanum erianthum D.Don
- Solanum erosomarginatum S.Knapp
- Solanum erythracanthum Bojer ex Dunal
- Solanum erythrotrichum Fernald
- Solanum esuriale Lindl.
- Solanum etuberosum Lindl.
- Solanum euacanthum Phil.
- Solanum evolvulifolium Greenm.
- Solanum evolvuloides Giacomin & Stehmann
- Solanum evonymoides Sendtn.
- Solanum exarmatum Anil, Maya, Soumya & K.Murugan
- Solanum exemptum A.R.Bean
- Solanum exiguum Bohs
- Solanum expedunculatum Symon
- Solanum falciforme Farruggia
- Solanum falconense S.Knapp
- Solanum fallax Bohs
- Solanum fecundum A.R.Bean
- Solanum felinum Bitter ex Whalen
- Solanum fernandesii V.Samp. & R.L.Moura
- Solanum fernandezianum Phil.
- Solanum ferocissimum Lindl.
- Solanum ferrugineum Jacq.
- Solanum fervens A.R.Bean
- Solanum fiebrigii Bitter
- Solanum filiforme Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum filirhachis Giacomin & Stehmann
- Solanum flaccidum Vell.
- Solanum flagellare Sendtn.
- Solanum flahaultii Bitter
- Solanum flexicaule Benth.
- Solanum foetens Pittier ex S.Knapp
- Solanum forskaolii Dunal
- Solanum fortunense Bohs
- Solanum fosbergianum D’Arcy
- Solanum fragile Wedd.
- Solanum francisii A.R.Bean
- Solanum fraxinifolium Dunal
- Solanum friburgense Giacomin & Stehmann
- Solanum fulgens (J.F.Macbr.) K.E.Roe
- Solanum fulvidum Bitter
- Solanum furcatum Dunal
- Solanum furfuraceum R.Br.
- Solanum fusiforme L.B.Sm. & Downs
- Solanum gabrielae Domin
- Solanum galactites A.R.Bean
- Solanum galapagense S.C.Darwin & Peralta
- Solanum galbinum A.R.Bean
- Solanum gandarillasii Cárdenas
- Solanum garcia-barrigae Ochoa
- Solanum gardneri Sendtn.
- Solanum gertii S.Knapp
- Solanum gibbsiae J.R.Drumm.
- Solanum giganteum Jacq.
- Solanum gilesii Symon
- Solanum gilioides Rusby
- Solanum glabratum Dunal
- Solanum glandulosipilosum Bitter
- Solanum glaucescens Zucc.
- Solanum glaucophyllum Desf.
- Solanum glomuliflorum Sendtn.
- Solanum glutinosum Dunal
- Solanum gnaphalocarpum Vell.
- Solanum goetzei Dammer
- Solanum gomphodes Dunal
- Solanum goniocaulon S.Knapp
- Solanum gonocladum Dunal
- Solanum gonyrhachis S.Knapp
- Solanum goodspeedii K.E.Roe
- Solanum graciliflorum Dunal
- Solanum gracilifrons Bitter
- Solanum grandidentatum Phil.
- Solanum grandiflorum Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum graniticola V.Samp. & Gouvêa
- Solanum graniticum A.R.Bean
- Solanum granulosoleprosum Dunal
- Solanum gratum Bitter
- Solanum graveolens Bunbury
- Solanum grayi Rose
- Solanum guamense Merr.
- Solanum guaraniticum A.St.-Hil.
- Solanum guerreroense Correll
- Solanum guineense L.
- Solanum gundlachii Urb.
- Solanum gympiense Symon
- Solanum habrocaulon S.Knapp
- Solanum habrochaites S.Knapp & D.M.Spooner
- Solanum hamulosum C.T.White
- Solanum hapalum A.R.Bean
- Solanum harmandii Bonati
- Solanum hasslerianum Chodat
- Solanum hastifolium Hochst. ex Dunal
- Solanum hastiforme Correll
- Solanum havanense Jacq.
- Solanum hayesii Fernald
- Solanum hazenii Britton
- Solanum heinianum D’Arcy & R.C.Keating
- Solanum heiseri G.J.Anderson
- Solanum heleonastes S.Knapp
- Solanum helix Giacomin & Stehmann
- Solanum herba-bona Reiche
- Solanum herculeum Bohs
- Solanum hesperium Symon
- Solanum heterodoxum Dunal
- Solanum heteropodium Symon
- Solanum hexandrum Vell.
- Solanum hibernum Bohs
- Solanum hieronymi Kuntze
- Solanum hillebrandii H.St.John
- Solanum hindsianum Benth.
- Solanum hintonii Correll
- Solanum hirtellum (Spreng.) Hassl.
- Solanum hirtulum Steud. ex A.Rich.
- Solanum hirtum Vahl
- Solanum hjertingii Hawkes
- Solanum hoehnei C.V.Morton
- Solanum hoffmanseggii Sendtn.
- Solanum homalospermum Chiarini
- Solanum hoplopetalum Bitter & Summerh.
- Solanum horridum Dunal
- Solanum hougasii Correll
- Solanum houstonii Martyn
- Solanum hovei Dunal
- Solanum huancabambense Ochoa
- Solanum huayavillense Del Vitto & Peten.
- Solanum huaylasense Peralta
- Solanum hugonis Heine
- Solanum huilense Bohs
- Solanum humblotii Dammer
- Solanum humboldtianum Granados-Tochoy & S.Knapp
- Solanum humectophilum Ochoa
- Solanum humile Lam.
- Solanum hunzikeri Chiarini & Cantero
- Solanum hutchisonii (J.F.Macbr.) Bohs
- Solanum hydroides Gouvêa & Giacomin
- Solanum hypacrarthrum Bitter
- Solanum hypaleurotrichum Bitter
- Solanum hypermegethes Werderm.
- Solanum hypocalycosarcum Bitter
- Solanum hyporhodium A.Braun & C.D.Bouché
- Solanum hystrix R.Br.
- Solanum igniferum Gouvêa & Stehmann
- Solanum iltisii K.E.Roe
- Solanum imamense Dunal
- Solanum imbaburense S.Knapp
- Solanum imberbe Bitter
- Solanum immite Dunal
- Solanum inaequilaterum Domin
- Solanum inaequiradians Werderm.
- Solanum inamoenum Benth.
- Solanum incanoalabastrum Symon
- Solanum incanum L.
- Solanum incarceratum Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum incasicum Ochoa
- Solanum incompletum Dunal
- Solanum incomptum Bitter
- Solanum incurvum Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum × indianense Heiser & J.Soria
- Solanum indivisum Witasek ex J.R.Benn.
- Solanum inelegans Rusby
- Solanum infundibuliforme Phil.
- Solanum infuscatum Symon
- Solanum innoxium A.R.Bean
- Solanum inodorum Vell.
- Solanum inornatum Witasek
- Solanum insidiosum Mart.
- Solanum insulae-pinorum Heine
- Solanum interandinum Bitter
- Solanum interius Rydb.
- Solanum intermedium Sendtn.
- Solanum intonsum A.R.Bean
- Solanum invictum A.R.Bean
- Solanum involucratum Blume
- Solanum iodinum A.R.Bean
- Solanum iodotrichum Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
- Solanum ionidium Bitter
- Solanum iopetalum (Bitter) Hawkes
- Solanum irregulare C.V.Morton
- Solanum isodynamum Sendtn.
- Solanum itatiaiae Dusén
- Solanum ivohibe D’Arcy & Rakot.
- Solanum jabrense Agra & M.Nee
- Solanum jamaicense Mill.
- Solanum jamesii Torr.
- Solanum jobsonii Martine, J.Cantley & L.M.Lacey
- Solanum johnsonianum A.R.Bean
- Solanum johnstonii Whalen
- Solanum jubae Bitter
- Solanum jucundum A.R.Bean
- Solanum juglandifolium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum julocrotonoides Hassl.
- Solanum junctum S.R.Stern & M.Nee
- Solanum juninense Bitter
- Solanum jussiaei Dunal
- Solanum juvenale Thell.
- Solanum juzepczukii Bukasov
- Solanum kachinense X.Aubriot & S.Knapp
- Solanum karsense Symon
- Solanum kentrocaule A.R.Bean
- Solanum kioniotrichum Bitter ex J.F.Macbr.
- Solanum kleinii L.B.Sm. & Downs
- Solanum knappiae Agra & V.S.Samp.
- Solanum knoblochii (Whalen) S.R.Stern
- Solanum kollastrum Gouvêa & Giacomin
- Solanum kriegeri Giacomin & Stehmann
- Solanum kulliwaita S.Knapp
- Solanum kurtzianum Bitter & Wittm.
- Solanum labyrinthinum D.H.R.McClell.
- Solanum lacerdae Dusén
- Solanum lachnophyllum Symon
- Solanum laciniatum Aiton
- Solanum lacteum Vell.
- Solanum lacunarium F.Muell.
- Solanum lagoense Stehmann
- Solanum lamprocarpum Bitter
- Solanum lanceifolium Jacq.
- Solanum lanceolatum Cav.
- Solanum lantana Sendtn.
- Solanum lanzae J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
- Solanum lapidosum A.R.Bean
- Solanum lasiocarpum Dunal
- Solanum lasiocladum S.Knapp
- Solanum lasiophyllum Dunal
- Solanum lasiopodium Dunal
- Solanum latens A.R.Bean
- Solanum latiflorum Bohs
- Solanum laurifrons Bitter
- Solanum laxissimum Bitter
- Solanum laxum Spreng.
- Solanum leiophyllum Benth.
- Solanum leontopodium Sendtn.
- Solanum leopoldense Symon
- Solanum lepidotum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum leptacanthum Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Solanum leptocaulon Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
- Solanum leptopodum Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
- Solanum leptorhachis Bitter
- Solanum leptostachys Dunal
- Solanum leratii Schltr.
- Solanum lesteri Hawkes & Hjerting
- Solanum leucandrum Whalen
- Solanum leucocarpon Dunal
- Solanum leucodendron Sendtn.
- Solanum leucopogon Huber
- Solanum levigatum Dunal
- Solanum lhotskyanum Dunal
- Solanum lichtensteinii Willd.
- Solanum lidii Sunding
- Solanum lignescens Fernald
- Solanum lignicaule Vargas
- Solanum limbaniense Ochoa
- Solanum limitare A.R.Bean
- Solanum limoncochaense Tepe
- Solanum lindenii Rusby
- Solanum linearifolium Geras. ex Symon
- Solanum linnaeanum Hepper & P.-M.L.Jaeger
- Solanum lithophilum F.Muell.
- Solanum litoraneum A.E.Gonç.
- Solanum lobatum A.R.Bean
- Solanum lobbianum Bitter
- Solanum longevirgatum Bitter
- Solanum longiconicum Bitter
- Solanum longifilamentum Särkinen & P.Gonzáles
- Solanum loxophyllum Bitter
- Solanum lucani F.Muell.
- Solanum lucens S.Knapp
- Solanum luculentum C.V.Morton ex S.Knapp
- Solanum lumholtzianum Bartlett
- Solanum luridifuscescens Bitter
- Solanum luteoalbum Pers.
- Solanum lycocarpum A.St.-Hil.
- Solanum lycopersicoides Dunal
- Solanum lycopersicum L.
- Solanum lyratum Thunb.
- Solanum lythrocarpum A.R.Bean
- Solanum macbridei Hunz. & Lallana
- Solanum macoorai F.M.Bailey
- Solanum macracanthum A.Rich.
- Solanum macrocarpon L.
- Solanum macrothyrsum Dammer
- Solanum macrotonum Bitter
- Solanum madagascariense Dunal
- Solanum maestrense Urb.
- Solanum maglia Schltdl.
- Solanum magnifolium F.Muell.
- Solanum mahoriense D’Arcy & Rakot.
- Solanum malacothrix S.Knapp
- Solanum malignum A.R.Bean
- Solanum malindiense Voronts.
- Solanum malletii S.Knapp
- Solanum malmeanum Bitter
- Solanum mammosum L.
- Solanum manabiense S.R.Stern
- Solanum mapiricum S.Knapp
- Solanum mapiriense Bitter
- Solanum maranguapense Bitter
- Solanum marantifolium Bitter
- Solanum marginatum L.f.
- Solanum mariae Särkinen & S.Knapp
- Solanum marmoratum Barboza & S.Knapp
- Solanum martii Sendtn.
- Solanum matadori L.B.Sm. & Downs
- Solanum maternum Bohs
- Solanum maturecalvans Bitter
- Solanum mauense Bitter
- Solanum mauritianum Scop.
- Solanum medians Bitter
- Solanum medicagineum A.R.Bean
- Solanum medusae Gouvêa
- Solanum megalochiton Mart.
- Solanum megalonyx Sendtn.
- Solanum megaspermum Agra
- Solanum melanospermum F.Muell.
- Solanum melastomoides C.H.Wright
- Solanum melissarum Bohs
- Solanum mellobarretoi Agra & Stehmann
- Solanum melongena L.
- Solanum memaoyanum D.H.R.McClell.
- Solanum memphiticum J.F.Gmel.
- Solanum mentiens A.R.Bean
- Solanum metrobotryon Dunal
- Solanum michaelis Särkinen & S.Knapp
- Solanum michoacanum Rydb.
- Solanum microdontum Bitter
- Solanum microleprodes Bitter
- Solanum microphyllum Dunal
- Solanum milnei Seem.
- Solanum minutifoliolum Correll
- Solanum missimense Symon
- Solanum mitchellianum Domin
- Solanum mite Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum mitlense Dunal
- Solanum miyakojimense T.Yamaz. & A.Takushi
- Solanum mochiquense Ochoa
- Solanum moense Britton & P.Wilson
- Solanum monachophyllum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum monadelphum Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
- Solanum monanthemon S.Knapp
- Solanum monarchostemon S.Knapp
- Solanum montanum L.
- Solanum morellifolium Bohs
- Solanum morelliforme Bitter & Münch
- Solanum morii S.Knapp
- Solanum mortonii Hunz.
- Solanum moxosense M.Nee
- Solanum muenscheri Standl. & Steyerm.
- Solanum multifidum Lam.
- Solanum multiflorum Roth
- Solanum multiglochidiatum Domin
- Solanum multiinterruptum Bitter
- Solanum multispinum N.E.Br.
- Solanum multivenosum Symon
- Solanum muricatum Aiton
- Solanum murinum Sendtn.
- Solanum myoxotrichum Baker
- Solanum myriacanthum Dunal
- Solanum myrsinoides D’Arcy & Rakot.
- Solanum narcoticosmum Bitter
- Solanum naucinum S.Knapp
- Solanum nava Webb & Berthel.
- Solanum neei Chiarini & L.A.Mentz
- Solanum nelsonii Dunal
- Solanum nematopus Sendtn.
- Solanum nematorhachis S.Knapp
- Solanum nemophilum F.Muell.
- Solanum nemorense Dunal
- Solanum neoanglicum A.R.Bean
- Solanum neocardenasii Hawkes & Hjert.
- Solanum neorickii D.M.Spooner, G.J.Anderson & R.K.Jansen
- Solanum neorossii Hawkes & Hjert.
- Solanum neoweberbaueri Wittm.
- Solanum nienkui Merr. & Chun
- Solanum nigrescens M.Martens & Galeotti
- Solanum nigricans M.Martens & Galeotti
- Solanum nigriviolaceum Bitter
- Solanum nigrum L.
- Solanum nitidibaccatum Bitter
- Solanum nitidum Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum nobile A.R.Bean
- Solanum nolense Symon
- Solanum novomexicanum (Bartlett) S.R.Stern
- Solanum nubicola Ochoa
- Solanum nudum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum nummularium S.Moore
- Solanum nuricum M.Nee
- Solanum nutans Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum obliquum Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum oblongifolium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum oblongum Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum obovalifolium Pittier ex BenÃtez
- Solanum occultum Bohs
- Solanum ochranthum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum ochrophyllum Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
- Solanum octonum A.R.Bean
- Solanum odoriferum Vell.
- Solanum oedipus Symon
- Solanum okadae Hawkes & Hjert.
- Solanum oldfieldii F.Muell.
- Solanum oligacanthum F.Muell.
- Solanum oligandrum Symon
- Solanum oliveirae Carvalho
- Solanum olmosense Ochoa
- Solanum olympicum Hassl.
- Solanum ombrophilum Pittier ex S.Knapp
- Solanum oocarpum Sendtn.
- Solanum oomsis A.R.Bean
- Solanum opacum A.Braun & C.D.Bouché
- Solanum oppositifolium Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum orbiculatum Dunal
- Solanum orbignianum Sendtn.
- Solanum orgadophilum A.R.Bean
- Solanum orthacanthum O.E.Schulz
- Solanum ortivum A.R.Bean
- Solanum ossicruentum Martine & J.Cantley
- Solanum osteocarpum A.R.Bean
- Solanum ovalifolium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum ovum-fringillae (Dunal) Bohs
- Solanum oxapampense S.Knapp
- Solanum oxycarpum Schiede
- Solanum oxycoccoides Bitter
- Solanum oxyphyllum C.V.Morton
- Solanum pabstii L.B.Sm. & Downs
- Solanum pachimatium Dunal
- Solanum pachyandrum Bitter
- Solanum pachyneuroides Amshoff
- Solanum pachyneurum O.E.Schulz
- Solanum pacificum Tepe
- Solanum palinacanthum Dunal
- Solanum palitans C.V.Morton
- Solanum pallidifolium A.R.Bean
- Solanum pallidum Rusby
- Solanum palmillae Standl.
- Solanum paludosum Moric.
- Solanum palustre Poepp. ex Schltdl.
- Solanum pampaninii Chiov.
- Solanum pancheri Guillaumin
- Solanum paniculatum L.
- Solanum papaverifolium Symon
- Solanum paposanum Phil.
- Solanum papuanum Symon
- Solanum paraibanum Agra
- Solanum paralum Bohs
- Solanum paranense Dusén
- Solanum parvifolium R.Br.
- Solanum pastillum S.Knapp
- Solanum paucidens Bitter
- Solanum paucispinum Werderm.
- Solanum paucissectum Ochoa
- Solanum pectinatum Dunal
- Solanum pedemontanum M.Nee
- Solanum pedersenii Cabrera
- Solanum peekelii Bitter
- Solanum peikuoense S.S.Ying
- Solanum pelagicum Bohs
- Solanum pendulum Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum pennellii Correll
- Solanum pentaphyllum Bitter
- Solanum pentlandii Dunal
- Solanum pereirae Carvalho
- Solanum perlongistylum G.J.Anderson, Martine, Prohens & Nuez
- Solanum pertenue Standl. & C.V.Morton
- Solanum peruvianum L.
- Solanum petilum A.R.Bean
- Solanum petraeum Symon
- Solanum petrophilum F.Muell.
- Solanum phaseoloides Pol.
- Solanum phlomoides A.Cunn. ex Benth.
- Solanum phoberum A.R.Bean
- Solanum phoxocarpum Voronts.
- Solanum physalidicalyx Bitter
- Solanum physalifolium Rusby
- Solanum piceum A.R.Bean
- Solanum pilcomayense Morong
- Solanum pillahuatense Vargas
- Solanum piluliferum Dunal
- Solanum pimpinellifolium L.
- Solanum pinetorum (L.B.Sm. & Downs) Bohs
- Solanum pinnatisectum Dunal
- Solanum pinnatum Cav.
- Solanum pisinnum A.R.Bean
- Solanum pittosporifolium Hemsl.
- Solanum piurae Bitter
- Solanum placitum C.V.Morton
- Solanum plastisexum Martine & McDonnell
- Solanum platacanthum Dunal
- Solanum platense Dieckmann
- Solanum platycypellon S.Knapp
- Solanum plicatile (S.Moore) Symon
- Solanum plowmanii S.Knapp
- Solanum plumense Fernald
- Solanum pluriflorum A.R.Bean
- Solanum pluviale Standl.
- Solanum poinsettiifolium Rusby
- Solanum poka Dunal
- Solanum polhillii Voronts.
- Solanum polyacanthos Lam.
- Solanum polyadenium Greenm.
- Solanum polygamum Vahl
- Solanum polyphyllum Phil.
- Solanum polytrichostylum Bitter
- Solanum polytrichum Moric.
- Solanum praetermissum Kerr ex Barnett
- Solanum premnifolium (Miers) Bohs
- Solanum prinophyllum Dunal
- Solanum procumbens Lour.
- Solanum × procurrens A.C.Leslie
- Solanum prolatum A.R.Bean
- Solanum proteanthum Bohs
- Solanum pruinosum Dunal
- Solanum pseuderanthemoides Schltr.
- Solanum pseudoamericanum Särkinen, P.Gonzáles & S.Knapp
- Solanum pseudoauriculatum Chodat & Hassl.
- Solanum pseudocapsicum L.
- Solanum pseudodaphnopsis L.A.Mentz & Stehmann
- Solanum pseudogracile Heiser
- Solanum pseudolulo Heiser
- Solanum pseudopedunculatum D.H.R.McClell.
- Solanum pseudoquina A.St.-Hil.
- Solanum pseudosaponaceum Blume
- Solanum pseudospinosum C.H.Wright
- Solanum pseudosycophanta Farruggia
- Solanum psilophyllum Stehmann & Giacomin
- Solanum psychotrioides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum pubescens Willd.
- Solanum pubigerum Dunal
- Solanum pugiunculiferum C.T.White
- Solanum pulverulentifolium K.E.Roe
- Solanum pumilum Dunal
- Solanum punctulatum Dunal
- Solanum pungetium R.Br.
- Solanum pusillum A.R.Bean
- Solanum putii Kerr ex Barnett
- Solanum pycnanthemum Mart.
- Solanum pycnotrichum A.R.Bean
- Solanum pygmaeum Cav.
- Solanum pyracanthos Lam.
- Solanum pyrifolium Lam.
- Solanum quadriloculatum F.Muell.
- Solanum quaesitum C.V.Morton
- Solanum quebradense S.Knapp
- Solanum quitoense Lam.
- Solanum radicans L.f.
- Solanum ramonense C.V.Morton & Standl.
- Solanum ramulosum Sendtn.
- Solanum raphanifolium Cárdenas & Hawkes
- Solanum raquialatum Ochoa
- Solanum ratale D.H.R.McClell.
- Solanum × rechei Hawkes & Hjerting
- Solanum reclusum A.R.Bean
- Solanum reductum C.V.Morton
- Solanum reflexiflorum Moric. ex Dunal
- Solanum refractifolium Sendtn.
- Solanum refractum Hook. & Arn.
- Solanum reineckii Briq.
- Solanum reitzii L.B.Sm. & Downs
- Solanum remyanum Phil.
- Solanum repandum G.Forst.
- Solanum reptans Bunbury
- Solanum restingae S.Knapp
- Solanum retroflexum Dunal
- Solanum retrorsum Elmer
- Solanum rhaphiotes A.R.Bean
- Solanum rhizomatum Särkinen & M.Nee
- Solanum rhomboideilanceolatum Ochoa
- Solanum rhytidoandrum Sendtn.
- Solanum richardii Dunal
- Solanum rigidum Lam.
- Solanum riojense Bitter
- Solanum riparium Pers.
- Solanum ripense Dunal
- Solanum rivicola Symon
- Solanum rixosum A.R.Bean
- Solanum robinsonii Bonati
- Solanum roblense Bitter
- Solanum robustifrons Bitter
- Solanum robustum H.Wendl.
- Solanum rojasianum (Standl. & Steyerm.) Bohs
- Solanum roseum Bohs
- Solanum rostratum Dunal
- Solanum rovirosanum Donn.Sm.
- Solanum rubetorum Dunal
- Solanum rubicaule S.R.Stern
- Solanum rubiginosum Vahl
- Solanum rude-pannum Dunal
- Solanum rufescens Sendtn.
- Solanum rufistellatum Steyerm.
- Solanum rugosum Dunal
- Solanum ruizii S.Knapp
- Solanum runsoriense C.H.Wright
- Solanum rupincola Sendtn.
- Solanum ruvu Voronts.
- Solanum sagittantherum Granados-Tochoy & C.I.Orozco
- Solanum salamancae Hunz. & Barboza
- Solanum salasianum Ochoa
- Solanum salicifolium Phil.
- Solanum sambiranense D’Arcy & Rakot.
- Solanum sambuciflorum Sendtn.
- Solanum sambucinum Rydb.
- Solanum sanchez-vegae S.Knapp
- Solanum sanctae-catharinae Dunal
- Solanum sanctae-marthae Bitter
- Solanum sandwicense Hook. & Arn.
- Solanum santosii S.Knapp
- Solanum saponaceum Dunal
- Solanum sarrachoides Sendtn.
- Solanum saruwagedense Symon
- Solanum saturatum M.Nee
- Solanum savanillense Bitter
- Solanum savannarum Rib.-Silva & Proença
- Solanum scabrifolium Ochoa
- Solanum scabrum Mill.
- Solanum scalarium Martine & T.M.Williams
- Solanum schefferi F.Muell.
- Solanum schenckii Bitter
- Solanum schimperianum Hochst.
- Solanum schizandrum Sendtn.
- Solanum schlechtendalianum Walp.
- Solanum schliebenii Werderm.
- Solanum schomburgkii Sendtn.
- Solanum schuchii Sendtn.
- Solanum schulzianum Urb.
- Solanum schumannianum Dammer
- Solanum schwackeanum L.B.Sm. & Downs
- Solanum sciadostylis (Sendtn.) Bohs
- Solanum scolophyllum A.R.Bean
- Solanum scuticum M.Nee
- Solanum seaforthianum Andrews
- Solanum sejunctum Brennan, Martine & Symon
- Solanum selachophyllum Bitter
- Solanum selleanum Urb. & Ekman
- Solanum sellowianum Sendtn.
- Solanum sellowii Dunal
- Solanum semiarmatum F.Muell.
- Solanum semisucculentum D.H.R.McClell.
- Solanum semotum M.Nee
- Solanum sendtnerianum Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
- Solanum senticosum A.R.Bean
- Solanum septemlobum Bunge
- Solanum serpens A.R.Bean
- Solanum sessilantherum Gouvêa & Stehmann
- Solanum sessile Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal
- Solanum setaceum Dammer
- Solanum setigeroides (Whalen) S.R.Stern
- Solanum setosissimum Bitter ex L.A.Mentz & M.Nee
- Solanum shirleyanum Domin
- Solanum sibundoyense (Bohs) Bohs
- Solanum sieberi Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
- Solanum silvestre A.R.Bean
- Solanum simile F.Muell.
- Solanum simplicissimum Ochoa
- Solanum sinuatiexcisum Bitter
- Solanum sinuatirecurvum Bitter
- Solanum sinuatorepandum K.Braun
- Solanum siphonobasis Bitter
- Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam.
- Solanum sitiens I.M.Johnst.
- Solanum skutchii Correll
- Solanum smithii S.Knapp
- Solanum sodiroi Bitter
- Solanum sodomaeodes Kuntze
- Solanum sogarandinum Ochoa
- Solanum solum J.F.Macbr.
- Solanum somalense Franch.
- Solanum sooretamum Carvalho
- Solanum sotobosquense Bohs
- Solanum sousae S.Knapp
- Solanum spirale Roxb.
- Solanum spissifolium Sendtn.
- Solanum splendens (Dunal) Bohs
- Solanum sporadotrichum F.Muell.
- Solanum stagnale Moric.
- Solanum stellatiglandulosum Bitter
- Solanum stellativelutinum Bitter
- Solanum stelligerum Sm.
- Solanum stenandrum Sendtn.
- Solanum stenophyllidium Bitter
- Solanum stenophyllum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum stenopterum A.R.Bean
- Solanum steyermarkii Carvalho
- Solanum stipitatostellatum Dammer
- Solanum stipulaceum Willd.
- Solanum stipulatum Vell.
- Solanum stipuloideum Rusby
- Solanum stoloniferum Schltdl.
- Solanum storkii C.V.Morton & Standl.
- Solanum stramoniifolium Jacq.
- Solanum stuckertii Bitter
- Solanum stupefactum Symon
- Solanum sturtianum F.Muell.
- Solanum suaveolens Kunth & C.D.Bouché
- Solanum subinerme Jacq.
- Solanum sublentum Hiern
- Solanum subserratum Dunal
- Solanum subsylvestre L.B.Sm. & Downs
- Solanum subtusviolaceum Bitter
- Solanum subumbellatum Vell.
- Solanum subvelutinum Rydb.
- Solanum succosum A.R.Bean & Albr.
- Solanum sulawesi X.Aubriot & S.Knapp
- Solanum sulphureum A.R.Bean
- Solanum sumacaspi S.Knapp
- Solanum superbum S.Knapp
- Solanum supinum Dunal
- Solanum swartzianum Roem. & Schult.
- Solanum sycocarpum Mart. & Sendtn.
- Solanum sycophanta Dunal
- Solanum symmetricum Rusby
- Solanum symonii H.Eichler
- Solanum tabanoense Correll
- Solanum tacanense Lundell
- Solanum taeniotrichum Correll
- Solanum taitense Vatke
- Solanum talarense Svenson
- Solanum tampicense Dunal
- Solanum tanysepalum S.Knapp
- Solanum tarderemotum Bitter
- Solanum tarnii Hawkes & Hjert.
- Solanum tectum Pers.
- Solanum tegore Aubl.
- Solanum tenuiflagellatum Bitter ex S.Knapp
- Solanum tenuihamatum Bitter
- Solanum tenuipes B.L.Rob.
- Solanum tenuisetosum (Bitter) Bohs
- Solanum tenuispinum Rusby
- Solanum tenuissimum Sendtn.
- Solanum tepuiense S.Knapp
- Solanum tergosericeum Ochoa
- Solanum terminale Forssk.
- Solanum ternatum Ruiz & Pav.
- Solanum terraneum Symon
- Solanum tetramerum Dunal
- Solanum tetrandrum R.Br.
- Solanum tetrathecum F.Muell.
- Solanum tetricum Dunal
- Solanum tettense Klotzsch
- Solanum thelopodium Sendtn.
- Solanum thomasiifolium Sendtn.
- Solanum tiinae Barboza & S.Knapp
- Solanum tobagense (Sandwith) Bohs
- Solanum toldense Mates. & Barboza
- Solanum toliaraea D’Arcy & Rakot.
- Solanum tomentosum L.
- Solanum torreanum A.E.Gonç.
- Solanum torricellense Bitter
- Solanum torvoideum Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Solanum torvum Sw.
- Solanum tovarii S.Knapp
- Solanum trachycarpum Bitter & Sodiro
- Solanum trachycyphum Bitter
- Solanum trachytrichium Bitter
- Solanum tribulosum S.Schauer
- Solanum trichopetiolatum D’Arcy & Rakot.
- Solanum trichostylum Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Solanum tricuspidatum Rich. ex Dunal
- Solanum trifidum Correll
- Solanum triflorum Nutt.
- Solanum trifolium Dunal
- Solanum trilobatum L.
- Solanum trinitense Ochoa
- Solanum trinominum J.R.Benn.
- Solanum tripartitum Dunal
- Solanum triplinervium C.V.Morton
- Solanum triquetrum Cav.
- Solanum trisectum Dunal
- Solanum triste Jacq.
- Solanum triunfense S.Knapp
- Solanum trizygum Bitter
- Solanum troyanum Urb.
- Solanum truncicola Bitter
- Solanum tuberosum L.
- Solanum tudununggae Symon
- Solanum tuerckheimii Greenm.
- Solanum tumulicola Symon
- Solanum tunariense Kuntze
- Solanum turgidum S.Knapp
- Solanum turneroides Chodat
- Solanum turraeifolium S.Moore
- Solanum tweedieanum Hook.
- Solanum uleanum Bitter
- Solanum ultimum A.R.Bean
- Solanum ultraspinosum A.R.Bean
- Solanum umalilaense Manoko
- Solanum umbellatum Mill.
- Solanum umbelliferum Eschsch.
- Solanum umbratile J.R.Johnst.
- Solanum umtuma Voronts. & S.Knapp
- Solanum uncinellum Lindl.
- Solanum unifoliatum S.Knapp
- Solanum unilobum (Rusby) Bohs
- Solanum unispinum A.R.Bean
- Solanum urens Dunal
- Solanum ursinum Rusby
- Solanum urticans Dunal
- Solanum urubambaense Agra
- Solanum usambarense Bitter & Dammer
- Solanum usaramense Dammer
- Solanum vacciniiflorum Standl. & L.O.Williams
- Solanum vaccinioides Schltr.
- Solanum vagum Nees
- Solanum vaillantii Dunal
- Solanum valdiviense Dunal
- Solanum valerianum C.V.Morton & Standl.
- Solanum validinervium BenÃtez & S.Knapp
- Solanum vallis-mexici Juz. ex Bukasov
- Solanum vanheurckii Müll.Arg.
- Solanum vansittartense C.A.Gardner
- Solanum vanuatuense D.H.R.McClell.
- Solanum variabile Mart.
- Solanum velardei Ochoa
- Solanum velleum Thunb.
- Solanum vellozianum Dunal
- Solanum velutinum Dunal
- Solanum velutissimum Rusby
- Solanum venosum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
- Solanum venturii Hawkes & Hjert.
- Solanum verecundum M.Nee
- Solanum vernei Bitter & Wittm.
- Solanum verrucosum Schltdl.
- Solanum versicolor A.R.Bean
- Solanum verticillatum S.Knapp & Stehmann
- Solanum vescum F.Muell.
- Solanum vespertilio Aiton
- Solanum vestissimum Dunal
- Solanum viarum Dunal
- Solanum vicinum A.R.Bean
- Solanum × viirsooi K.A.Okada & A.M.Clausen
- Solanum villosum Mill.
- Solanum violaceimarmoratum Bitter
- Solanum violaceum Ortega
- Solanum virginianum L.
- Solanum viride G.Forst. ex Biehler
- Solanum viridifolium Dunal
- Solanum viscosissimum Sendtn.
- Solanum volubile Sw.
- Solanum wacketii Witasek
- Solanum warmingii Hiern
- Solanum watneyi Martine & Frawley
- Solanum weddellii Phil.
- Solanum wendlandii Hook.f.
- Solanum whalenii M.Nee
- Solanum wightii Nees
- Solanum wilkinsii S.Moore
- Solanum wittei Robyns
- Solanum wittmackii Bitter
- Solanum woodburyi R.A.Howard
- Solanum woodii Särkinen & S.Knapp
- Solanum wrightii Benth.
- Solanum xanthophaeum Bitter
- Solanum yanamonense S.Knapp
- Solanum yirrkalense Symon
- Solanum youngii S.Knapp
- Solanum zanzibarense Vatke
- Solanum zoeae R.L.Barrett
- Solanum zuloagae Cabrera
- Solanum zumbense Bohs1
More Than Just Food
While Solanum is renowned for its edible members, the genus offers much more than just food. Many species possess medicinal properties and have been used in traditional medicine for centuries. For instance, some species are used to treat ailments like fever, inflammation, and skin diseases.
Furthermore, Solanum plays a vital role in various ecosystems. Its flowers attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, while its fruits provide food for birds and other animals. Some species even serve as host plants for certain insects.
The Importance of Understanding Solanum
Studying Solanum is crucial for several reasons. First, it helps us understand the evolution and diversification of plants. The sheer diversity of Solanum provides valuable insights into how plants adapt to different environments and develop unique characteristics.
Second, research on Solanum can lead to the development of new and improved crops. By studying the genetic makeup of different species, scientists can identify traits that can enhance yield, nutritional value, and resistance to pests and diseases.
Finally, understanding Solanum can help us conserve biodiversity. Many Solanum species are threatened by habitat loss and climate change. By studying their distribution, ecology, and conservation status, we can develop effective strategies to protect these valuable plants.
My Personal Connection
My interest in Solanum stems from a deep appreciation for the interconnectedness of life. This genus exemplifies how plants can impact our lives in countless ways, from providing sustenance to inspiring scientific inquiry. I believe that by learning more about Solanum, we can gain a greater understanding of the natural world and our place within it.
Whether it’s the comforting taste of a potato, the vibrant color of an eggplant, or the intricate beauty of a wild nightshade flower, Solanum offers a glimpse into the wonders of the plant kingdom. It’s a testament to the power of nature to nourish, heal, and inspire.