Taxon:  Solanum candidum Lindl.



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Leptostemonum
Section:
Lasiocarpa
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
100896
Place of publication:
Edwards's Bot. Reg. 25: misc. 73.  1839
Verified:
11/05/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Solanum tequilense A. Gray

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
  3. Bohs, L. 2004. A chloroplast DNA phylogeny of Solanum Section Lasiocarpa. Amer. J. Bot. 29:177-187.
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  5. Dodson, C. H. & A. H. Gentry. 1978. Flora of the Rio Palenque science center, Los Rios Province, Ecuador. Selbyana 4:552. Note: = Solanum tequilense
  6. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  7. Heiser, C. B., Jr. 1972. The relationships of the naranjilla, Solanum quitoense. Biotropica 4:77-84. Note: as Solanum tequilense A. Gray
  8. Heiser, C. B. 1987. Origins of Solanum lasiocarpum and S. repandum. Amer. J. Bot. 74:1045-1048.
  9. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  10. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  11. Levin, R. A. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships among the "spiny solanums" Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 93:157-169.
  12. Miz, R. B. et al. 2008. Overview of the phylogenetic relationships of some southern Brazilian species from section Torva and related sections of "spiny Solanum" (Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae). Genetica 132:143-158. Note: it recovered a monophyletic sect. Lasiocarpa
  13. Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. In: Nee, M. et al., eds., Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization 330.
  14. Whalen, M. D. & E. E. Caruso. 1983. Phylogeny in Solanum sect. Lasiocarpa (Solanaceae): Congruence of morphological and molecular data. Syst. Bot. 8:369-380. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  15. Whalen, M. D. et al. 1981. Taxonomy of Solanum section Lasiocarpa. Gentes Herbarum 12:96.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Heiser, C. B. 1987. Origins of Solanum lasiocarpum and S. repandum. Amer. J. Bot. 74:1045-1048.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Heiser, C. B. 1987. Origins of Solanum lasiocarpum and S. repandum. Amer. J. Bot. 74:1045-1048.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Heiser, C. B. 1987. Origins of Solanum lasiocarpum and S. repandum. Amer. J. Bot. 74:1045-1048.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Heiser, C. B. 1987. Origins of Solanum lasiocarpum and S. repandum. Amer. J. Bot. 74:1045-1048.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Heiser, C. B. 1987. Origins of Solanum lasiocarpum and S. repandum. Amer. J. Bot. 74:1045-1048.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Heiser, C. B. 1987. Origins of Solanum lasiocarpum and S. repandum. Amer. J. Bot. 74:1045-1048.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Heiser, C. B. 1987. Origins of Solanum lasiocarpum and S. repandum. Amer. J. Bot. 74:1045-1048.
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 AmericaEcuadorGuayas 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 AmericaEcuadorImbabura 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 AmericaPeruAmazonas Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Sinaloa]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador [Carchi, Guayas, Imbabura, Napo], Peru [Amazonas]

Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  2. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  3. Heiser, C. B. 1987. Origins of Solanum lasiocarpum and S. repandum. Amer. J. Bot. 74:1045-1048.
  4. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
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=100896. Accessed 17 April 2026.