Taxon:  Solanum colombianum Dunal



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Potatoe
Section:
Petota
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
300556
Place of publication:
A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1):33.  1852
Verified:
11/21/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
123 (86  active, 82  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Castillo, R. O. & D. M. Spooner. 1997. Phylogenetic relationships of wild potatoes, Solanum Series Conicibaccata (Sect. Petota). Syst. Bot. 22:45-83. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  3. Fajardo, D. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Conicibaccata:a replicated field trial in Andean Peru. Syst. Bot. 33:183-192. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  4. Hawkes, J. G. 1990. The potato: evolution, biodiversity, and genetic resources 108.
  5. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  6. PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
  7. 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.
  8. Spooner, D. M. & R. J. Hijmans. 2001. Potato systematics and germplasm collecting, 1989-2000. Amer. J. Potato Res. 78:237-268.
  9. Spooner, D. M. et al. 2014. Systematics, diversity, genetics, and evolution of wild and cultivated potatoes. Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 80:289.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica possibly 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaChiriquí PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaDistrito Capital  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMérida  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaTáchira Fajardo, D. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Conicibaccata:a replicated field trial in Andean Peru. Syst. Bot. 33:183-192. Note: this study showed that CDA analysis of morphological data provides evidence of a probable conspecificity with Solanum lobbianum
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCaldas Fajardo, D. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Conicibaccata:a replicated field trial in Andean Peru. Syst. Bot. 33:183-192. Note: this study showed that CDA analysis of morphological data provides evidence of a probable conspecificity with Solanum lobbianum
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCaquetá Fajardo, D. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Conicibaccata:a replicated field trial in Andean Peru. Syst. Bot. 33:183-192. Note: this study showed that CDA analysis of morphological data provides evidence of a probable conspecificity with Solanum lobbianum
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCauca Fajardo, D. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Conicibaccata:a replicated field trial in Andean Peru. Syst. Bot. 33:183-192. Note: this study showed that CDA analysis of morphological data provides evidence of a probable conspecificity with Solanum lobbianum
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaMagdalena  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaNariño Fajardo, D. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Conicibaccata:a replicated field trial in Andean Peru. Syst. Bot. 33:183-192. Note: this study showed that CDA analysis of morphological data provides evidence of a probable conspecificity with Solanum lobbianum
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaPutumayo Fajardo, D. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Conicibaccata:a replicated field trial in Andean Peru. Syst. Bot. 33:183-192. Note: this study showed that CDA analysis of morphological data provides evidence of a probable conspecificity with Solanum lobbianum
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaQuindío Fajardo, D. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Conicibaccata:a replicated field trial in Andean Peru. Syst. Bot. 33:183-192. Note: this study showed that CDA analysis of morphological data provides evidence of a probable conspecificity with Solanum lobbianum
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaValle del Cauca Fajardo, D. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Conicibaccata:a replicated field trial in Andean Peru. Syst. Bot. 33:183-192. Note: this study showed that CDA analysis of morphological data provides evidence of a probable conspecificity with Solanum lobbianum
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  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 AmericaEcuadorAzuay Fajardo, D. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Conicibaccata:a replicated field trial in Andean Peru. Syst. Bot. 33:183-192. Note: this study showed that CDA analysis of morphological data provides evidence of a probable conspecificity with Solanum lobbianum
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorCañar Fajardo, D. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Conicibaccata:a replicated field trial in Andean Peru. Syst. Bot. 33:183-192. Note: this study showed that CDA analysis of morphological data provides evidence of a probable conspecificity with Solanum lobbianum
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo Fajardo, D. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Conicibaccata:a replicated field trial in Andean Peru. Syst. Bot. 33:183-192. Note: this study showed that CDA analysis of morphological data provides evidence of a probable conspecificity with Solanum lobbianum
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 AmericaEcuadorTungurahua Fajardo, D. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Conicibaccata:a replicated field trial in Andean Peru. Syst. Bot. 33:183-192. Note: this study showed that CDA analysis of morphological data provides evidence of a probable conspecificity with Solanum lobbianum
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCajamarca Ochoa, C. M. 1999. Las papas de Sudamerica: Peru (parte 1) 1:180.
Native
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica (possibly), Panama [Chiriquí]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Distrito Capital, Mérida, Táchira]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Magdalena, Nariño, Putumayo, Quindío, Valle del Cauca], Ecuador [Azuay, Cañar, Napo, Pichincha, Tungurahua], Peru [Cajamarca]

Reference(s)
  1. Fajardo, D. et al. 2008. A morphometric study of species boundaries of the wild potato Solanum Series Conicibaccata:a replicated field trial in Andean Peru. Syst. Bot. 33:183-192. Note: this study showed that CDA analysis of morphological data provides evidence of a probable conspecificity with Solanum lobbianum
  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. Ochoa, C. M. 1999. Las papas de Sudamerica: Peru (parte 1) 1:180.
  5. PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
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=300556. Accessed 12 May 2026.