7407.000 Solanum - Nightshades
LYCOPERSICON Mill.
Bikandu, B., Lukoki, F., Habari, J.P., Ntore, S. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2020) Solanaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique
Description of the genus
Herbs, shrubs, climbers or trees, unarmed or spiny, often stellate-hairy. Stipules 0, but Solanum mauritianum has prominent pseudostipules. Leaves alternate, entire, lobed to pinnatisect or pinnate. Inflorescences often extra-axillary, mostly racemose or umbellate cymes or terminal panicles. Calyx (4-)5-10-toothed or lobed, not or only slightly enlarging in fruit. Corolla often rotate, (4-)5(-6)-lobed, white, yellow, blue or purple. Filaments shorter than anthers; anthers often connivent, dehiscing by apical pores, Ovary 2(-4)-locular. Fruit a ± spherical berry. Derivation of name: Ex Latin; solamen, quieting, alluding to the sedative properties Worldwide: 1700 species, more or less cosmopolitan, especially in warm countries DRC: 34 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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| Species | Botanical divisions | Content |
| aculeastrum Dunal var. aculeastrum | III,IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,IX | Description, Image |
| aculeatissimum Jacq. | III,VI,VII,VIII,IX | Description, Image |
| aethiopicum L. | II,III,IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,IX,XI | Description |
| americanum Mill. | IV,V,VI,IX,XI | Description, Image |
| anguivi Lam. | II,III,IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,IX,XI | Description, Image |
| anomalum Thonn. | I,II,III,IV,V,VI | |
| aureitomentosum Bitter | V,XI | |
| betaceum Cav. | VI,IX | Description, Image |
| campylacanthum 'panduriforme type' | IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,IX,XI | Description, Image |
| cerasiferum Dunal | VII,VIII | Description |
| chrysotrichum Schltdl. | III,V,XI | Description, Image |
| cyaneopurpureum De Wild. | VI,VIII,IX | Description |
| giganteum Jacq. | IV,VI,VII,VIII,IX,XI | Description, Image |
| lichtensteinii Willd. | IX,XI | Description, Image |
| lycopersicum L. | III,V,VI,VIII | Description, Image |
| macrocarpon L. | III,IV,VI,XI | Description, Image |
| mammosum L. | III,VI | |
| mauritianum Scop. | III,IV,V,VI,IX,XI | Description, Image |
| melongena L. | I,II,III | |
| memphiticum J.F.Gmel. | IX | Description |
| pseudocapsicum L. | VI,IX | Description |
| richardii Dunal | XI | Description, Image |
| scabrum Mill. | III,VI,VII | Description |
| seaforthianum Andr. | III,VI | Description, Image |
| sisymbriifolium Lam. | ? | Description, Image |
| tarderemotum Bitter | VI,VIII,IX,XI | Description |
| terminale Forssk. | II,III,IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,IX | Description, Image |
| tettense Klotzsch var. tettense | XI | Description, Image |
| torvum Sw. | II,III,IV,VI | Description, Image |
| tuberosum L. | III,IV | Description |
| viarum Dunal | III,VI | Description, Image |
| wendlandii Hook. f. | VI,XI | Description |
| wittei Robyns | IX,XI | Description |
| wrightii Benth. | III,VI,VIII,IX,XI |
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Flora of Malawi: Solanum
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Solanum
Flora of Mozambique: Solanum
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Solanum
Flora of Rwanda: Solanum
Flora of Rwanda: cultivated Solanum
Flora of Zambia: Solanum
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Solanum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Solanum
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Solanum
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SolanumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Solanum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Solanum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Solanum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Solanum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Solanum
JSTOR Plant Science: Solanum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Solanum
Plants of the World Online: Solanum
Tropicos: Solanum
Wikipedia: Solanum