Genus Solanum L.

subgenus Potatoe

section Petota


Summary
Genus number:
19107
Last updated:
9 May 2016
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Accession count:

10676 (6229  active, 5755  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Bozan, I. et al. 2023. Pangenome analyses reveal impact of transposable elements and ploidy on the evolution of potato species. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 120: e2211117120. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2211117120.
  2. Rodríguez, F. & D. M. Spooner. 2009. Nitrate reductase phylogeny of potato (Solanum sect. Petota) genomes with emphasis on the origins of the polyploid species. Syst. Bot. 34:207-219. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  3. Spooner, D. M. et al. 2004. Wild Potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 68:1-209.
  4. Spooner, D. M. et al. 2014. Systematics, diversity, genetics, and evolution of wild and cultivated potatoes. Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 80:283-383. DOI: 10.1007/s12229-014-9146-y.
  5. Tang, D. et al. 2022. Genome evolution and diversity of wild and cultivated potatoes. Nature 606:535-556. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04822-x.
  6. Yan, L.-J. et al. 2023. Comparative analysis of 343 plastid genomes of Solanum section Petota: Insights into potato diversity, phylogeny, and species discrimination. J. Syst. Evol. 61:599-612. DOI: 10.1111/jse.12898 .
  7. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Note: food crop, potato genepool
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=19107. Accessed 10 May 2026.