Taxon:  Solanum acerifolium Dunal



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Leptostemonum
Section:
Acanthophora
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
404897
Place of publication:
Solan. syn. 41.  1816
Verified:
11/21/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Solanum quinquangulare Willd.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. Freire de Varvalho, L. d'A. 1997. Diversidade taxonômica das Solanáceas no estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) – II - Lycianthes e Solanum. Albertoa 4:283.
  4. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  5. Levin, R. A. et al. 2005. A four-gene study of evolutionary relationships in Solanum section Acantophora. Amer. J. Bot. 92:603-612.
  6. Levin, R. A. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships among the "spiny solanums" Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 93:157-169.
  7. Nee, M. 1979. Patterns in biogeography in Solanum, section Acanthophora. In: Hawkes, J. G. et al., eds., The biology and taxonomy of the Solanacae 572.
  8. Nee, M. 1991. Synopsis of Solanum section Acanthophora: a group of interest for glycoalkaloids. In: Hawkes, J. G. et al., eds., Solanaceae III: taxonomy, chemistry, evolution 262.
  9. Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. In: Nee, M. et al., eds., Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization 327.
  10. PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
  11. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:891. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:891. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:891. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:891. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:891. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:891. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:891. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:891. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:891. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. In: Nee, M. et al., eds., Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization 327.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. In: Nee, M. et al., eds., Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization 327.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRondônia Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. In: Nee, M. et al., eds., Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization 327.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. In: Nee, M. et al., eds., Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization 327.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Levin, R. A. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships among the "spiny solanums" Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 93:157-169.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Levin, R. A. et al. 2005. A four-gene study of evolutionary relationships in Solanum section Acantophora. Amer. J. Bot. 92:603-612.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Levin, R. A. et al. 2005. A four-gene study of evolutionary relationships in Solanum section Acantophora. Amer. J. Bot. 92:603-612.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Levin, R. A. et al. 2005. A four-gene study of evolutionary relationships in Solanum section Acantophora. Amer. J. Bot. 92:603-612.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Levin, R. A. et al. 2005. A four-gene study of evolutionary relationships in Solanum section Acantophora. Amer. J. Bot. 92:603-612.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela n.Levin, R. A. et al. 2005. A four-gene study of evolutionary relationships in Solanum section Acantophora. Amer. J. Bot. 92:603-612.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  Levin, R. A. et al. 2005. A four-gene study of evolutionary relationships in Solanum section Acantophora. Amer. J. Bot. 92:603-612.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Levin, R. A. et al. 2005. A four-gene study of evolutionary relationships in Solanum section Acantophora. Amer. J. Bot. 92:603-612.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Levin, R. A. et al. 2005. A four-gene study of evolutionary relationships in Solanum section Acantophora. Amer. J. Bot. 92:603-612.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  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 [San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela (n.)
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay

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. Levin, R. A. et al. 2005. A four-gene study of evolutionary relationships in Solanum section Acantophora. Amer. J. Bot. 92:603-612.
  3. Levin, R. A. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships among the "spiny solanums" Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 93:157-169.
  4. Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. In: Nee, M. et al., eds., Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization 327.
  5. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:891. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
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=404897. Accessed 17 April 2026.