Genus Solanum L.

Summary

Genus number:

11264

Last updated:

1 September 2009

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Solaneae

Common name(s):

nightshade

Accession count:

26737 (18810 active, 13200 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Comments:

List of species records in GRIN

Synonyms

Synonym(s)

Probable synonym(s)

Lycopersicon Mill.

Subdivisions of Solanum L.

Subgenus	Section
Archaesolanum
Brevantherum
Brevantherum	Brevantherum
Brevantherum	Gonatotrichum
Cyphomandra
Cyphomandra	Cyphomandropsis
Cyphomandra	Pachyphylla
Leptostemonum
Leptostemonum	Acanthophora
Leptostemonum	Anisantherum
Leptostemonum	Campanulata
Leptostemonum	Crinitum
Leptostemonum	Croatianum
Leptostemonum	Erythrotrichum
Leptostemonum	Giganteiformia
Leptostemonum	Graciliflorum
Leptostemonum	Herposolanum
Leptostemonum	Irenosolanum
Leptostemonum	Ischyracanthum
Leptostemonum	Lasiocarpa
Leptostemonum	Lathyrocarpum
Leptostemonum	Leprophora
Leptostemonum	Melongena
Leptostemonum	Micracantha
Leptostemonum	Monodolichopus
Leptostemonum	Nycterium
Leptostemonum	Oliganthes
Leptostemonum	Persicariae
Leptostemonum	Polytrichum
Leptostemonum	Pugiunculifera
Leptostemonum	Somalanum
Leptostemonum	Torva
Lyciosolanum
Lyciosolanum	Afrosolanum
Lyciosolanum	Benderianum
Lyciosolanum	Quadrangulare
Minon
Normania
Potatoe
Potatoe	Anarrhichomenum
Potatoe	Articulatum
Potatoe	Basarthrum
Potatoe	Etuberosum
Potatoe	Herpystichum
Potatoe	Juglandifolia
Potatoe	Lycopersicoides
Potatoe	Lycopersicon
Potatoe	Petota
Potatoe	Pteroidea
Potatoe	Regmandra
Solanum
Solanum	Dulcamara
Solanum	Lemurisolanum
Solanum	Macronesiotes
Solanum	Solanum
Thelypodium
Wendlandii/Allophyllum
Wendlandii/Allophyllum	Aculeigerum
Wendlandii/Allophyllum	Allophylla

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References:

Bohs, L. 2001. Revision of Solanum Section Cyphomandropsis (Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 61:1-85.
Hilgenhof, R. et al. 2023. Morphological trait evolution in Solanum (Solanaceae): Evolutionary lability of key taxonomic characters. Taxon 1-37. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12990.
Knapp, S. 2002. Solanum Section Geminata (Solanaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 84:1-404.
PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:1-186.
Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild Potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:1-209.
Weese, T. L. & L. Bohs. 2007. A three-gene phylogeny of the genus Solanum (Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. 32:445-463. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany

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/taxonomygenus?id=11264. Accessed 10 May 2026.