Taxon: Solanum verrucosum Schltdl.

Summary

Genus:

Solanum

Subgenus:

Potatoe

Section:

Petota

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Solaneae

Nomen number:

300572

Place of publication:

Index sem. hort. hal. 1839:10. 1839

Verified:

11/29/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

64 (48 active, 48 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Solanum verrucosum Schltdl. var. verrucosum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Solanum macropilosum Correll

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Hawkes, J. G. 1990. The potato: evolution, biodiversity, and genetic resources 132.
Jacobs, M. M. J. et al. 2008. AFLP analysis reveals a lack of phylogenetic structure within Solanum section Petota. B. M. C. Evol. Biol. 8:145, 12 pp.
PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
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.
Spooner, D. M. & R. J. Hijmans. 2001. Potato systematics and germplasm collecting, 1989-2000. Amer. J. Potato Res. 78:237-268.
Spooner, D. M. et al. 2000. Potato germplasm collecting expedition to Mexico in 1997: taxonomy and new germplasm resources. Amer. J. Potato Res. 77:262.
Spooner, D. M. et al. 2000. Species and series boundaries of Solanum series Longipedicellata (Solanaceae) and phenetically similar species in ser. Demissa and ser. Tuberosa: implications for a practical taxonomy of section Petota. Amer. J. Bot. 87:121.
Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
Spooner, D. M. et al. 2014. Systematics, diversity, genetics, and evolution of wild and cultivated potatoes. Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 80:293, 295, 298, 308, 309, 315-320, 324, 325, 349.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tlaxcala	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Coahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Ciudad de México, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Reference(s)

Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:79.

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=300572. Accessed 15 April 2026.