Solanum, Linnaeus (1753: 184), Linnaeus, 1753
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.616.3.1 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10169584 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A14853-8F5C-FFCC-14A2-FACFFA04F8F3 |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi |
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scientific name |
Solanum |
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Key to the species View in CoL
1 Fruits white to dark purple, large, 5–20 x 4–15 cm, cultivated as vegetable ................................................................ S. melongena
+ Fruits yellow, orange-red or black, small, 0.5–3.0 cm in diameter................................................................................................. 2
2. Plants unarmed ................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
+ Plants armed .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3. Plants of stellate hairs............................................................................................................................................. S. schimperianum
+ Plants of simple hairs ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
4. Flowers yellows.......................................................................................................................................................... S. lycopersicum
+ Flowers not yellow .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
5. Fruits dark purple ................................................................................................................................................................ S. nigrum
+ Fruits yellow to red ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
6. Stem rounded hairy, petiole 1.5 cm ................................................................................................................................... S. villosum
+ Stem ridged, denticulate, petiole 0.8 cm .................................................................................................. S. villosum ssp.miniatum
7. Leaves lanceolate-oblong ........................................................................................................................... S. glabratum var. sepicula
+ Leaves ovate.................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
8. Leaves up to 4 cm long....................................................................................................................................................... S. forskalii
+ Leaves more than 4 cm long .......................................................................................................................................... S. incanum
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