Taxon:  Solanum andreanum Baker



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Potatoe
Section:
Petota
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
100802
Place of publication:
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20:498.  1884
Verified:
09/10/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
57 (41  active, 39  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Ames, M. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Piurana (Solanaceae) and putatively related species from seven other series in Solanum Section Petota. Syst. Bot. 33:566-578. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Correll, D. S. 1962. The potato and its wild relatives. Contr. Texas Res. Found., Bot. Stud. 4:1-606. 477.
  4. Hawkes, J. G. 1963. A revision of the tuber-bearing solanums. II. Rec. Scott. Pl. Breed. Sta. 76-181.
  5. Hawkes, J. G. 1990. The potato: evolution, biodiversity, and genetic resources
  6. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  7. PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
  8. Spooner, D. M. & A. Salas. 2006. Chapter 1. Structure, biosystematics, and genetic resources. In: Gopal, J. & S. M. Paul Khurana, eds., Handbook of Potato Production, Improvement, and Postharvest Management 1-39.
  9. Spooner, D. M. & R. J. Hijmans. 2001. Potato systematics and germplasm collecting, 1989-2000. Amer. J. Potato Res. 78:237-268.
  10. Spooner, D. M. et al. 1993. Synonymy within wild potatoes (Solanum sect. Petota: Solanaceae): the case of Solanum andreanum. Syst. Bot. 18:212. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  11. Spooner, D. M. et al. 2014. Systematics, diversity, genetics, and evolution of wild and cultivated potatoes. Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 83:283-383.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCaucas.Hawkes, J. G. 1963. A revision of the tuber-bearing solanums. II. Rec. Scott. Pl. Breed. Sta. 76-181.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaNariño Hawkes, J. G. 1963. A revision of the tuber-bearing solanums. II. Rec. Scott. Pl. Breed. Sta. 76-181.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorAzuays.Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Solanum columbianum
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorBolívar Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorCañar Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorCarchi Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorChimborazo Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorCotopaxi Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorImbaburan. & c.Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorLoja Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorManabí Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorMorona Santiago Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPichincha Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorSucumbíos Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorTungurahua Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Native
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Cauca (s.), Nariño], Ecuador [Azuay (s.), Bolívar, Cañar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Imbabura (n. & c.), Loja, Manabí, Morona Santiago, Napo, Pichincha, Sucumbíos, Tungurahua]

Reference(s)
  1. Hawkes, J. G. 1963. A revision of the tuber-bearing solanums. II. Rec. Scott. Pl. Breed. Sta. 76-181.
  2. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  3. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  4. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  5. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Solanum columbianum
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100802. Accessed 11 May 2026.