Solanum Gardening Tips

Solanum

Solanum is a large genus of flowering plants. Although most are poisonous to humans, the Solanum genus also include three very important vegetables:

Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum (sometimes classed as Lycopersicon lycopersicum)

Potato, Solanum tuberosum

Eggplant, Solanum melongena

The following are some species of Solanum:

S. aculeastrumSodaapple nightshade

S. adscendensSonoita nightshade

S. aethiopicumEthiopian nightshade or nakati

S. americanumPurple or glossy nightshade; American black nightshade; Poroporo

S. arcanum

S. avicularePoroporo

S. bahamenseBahama nightshade

S. bulbocastanumOrnamental nightshade

S. burbankiiWonderberry

S. campechienseRedberry nightshade

S. capsicastrumFalse Jerusalem cherry

S. capsicoidesCockroach berry

S. cardiophyllumHeartleaf nightshade

S. carolinenseApple of Sodom, Horsenettle

S. centraleAustralian desert raisin (Kutjera)

S. cheesmaniae

S. chenopodioidesGoosefoot nightshade

S. citrullifoliumWatermelon nightshade

S. cleistogamumBush Tomato

S. clokeyiClokey's nightshade

S. commersoniiCommerson's nightshade

S. conocarpumMarron bacoba

S. crispumChilean potato vine

S. davisensenDavis horsenettle

S. demissumDwarf wild potato

S. dimidiatumTorrey's nightshade

S. diphyllumTwinleaf nightshade

S. donianumMullein nightshade

S. douglasiiGreenspot nightshade

S. drymophilumErubia

S. dulcamaraBittersweet

S. elaeagnifoliumSilverleaf nightshade

S. ellipticumPotato bush

S. erianthumMullein nightshade, Potato tree

S. fendleriFendler's horsenettle

S. feroxHairy-fruited eggplant, Thai hairy-fruited eggplant

S. furcatumForked nightshade

S. galapagense

S. gayanumChilean nightshade

S. giloScarlet Eggplant, Gilo (Brazilian jiló)

S. glaucum

S. glaucophyllumWaxyleaf nightshade

S. graciliusSlender nightshade

S. haleakalense

S. heterodoxumMelon-leaf nightshade

S. hindsianumHinds' nightshade

S. huaylasense

S. hyporhodiumsynonym of S. sessiliflorum

S. imcompletum

S. incanum

S. incompletumPopolo ku mai

S. integrifoliumFive-minute plant

S. interius

S. jamaicenseJamaican nightshade

S. jamesiiWild potato

S. jasminoidesJasmine nightshade

S. khasianumIndian nightshade

S. lanceifoliumLanceleaf nightshade

S. lanceolatumOrangeberry nightshade

S. leptosepalumTigna potato

S. linnaeanumApple of Sodom (Hawaii)

S. lumholtzianumSonoran nightshade

S. lycocarpumWolf Apple, fruta-de-lobo

S. lycopersicoidesPeruvian wolf peach

S. lycopersicum (syn. Lycopersicon lycopersicum)Tomato

S. macrocarpon

S. mammosumNipplefruit

S. marginatumWhite-margined nightshade

S. mauritianumEarleaf nightshade

S. melanocerasum(syn. Solanum scabrum)Garden huckleberry

S. melongenaEggplant

S. mucronatumPepino

S. muricatumPepino

S. nelsoniiNelson's horsenettle

S. nigrescensDivine nightshade

S. nigrumBlack or blackberry nightshade

S. nudumForest nightshade

S. parishiiParish's nightshade

S. pericifolium

S. persicifoliumBerengena de playa

S. peruvianumPeruvian nightshade

S. phureja

S. physalifoliumHairy nightshade

S. pimpinellifoliumCurrant tomato

S. pinnatisectumTansyleaf nightshade

S. polygamumCakalaka berry

S. pseudocapsicumJerusalem cherry

S. pseudogracileGlowing nightshade

S. ptycanthumEastern black nightshade

S. paniculatumJurubeba

S. pyracanthumPorcupine TomatoDevil's Thorn

S. pyrifolium

S. quadriloculatumBush Tomato or Wild Tomato

S. quitoenseNaranjilla

S. racemosumCanker berry

S. rantonnetiiPotato bush

S. riedleiRiedle's nightshade

S. robustumShrubby nightshade

S. rostratumTexas thistle or Buffalo bur

S. rugosumTabacon aspero

S. sandwicenseHawaii horsenettle

S. sarrachoidesGreen nightshade

S. seaforthianumBrazilian nightshade

S. sessiliflorumCocona

S. sisymbrifoliumSticky nightshade; fire-and-ice

S. surattense

S. tampicenseWetland nightshade

S. tenuilobatumSan Diego nightshade

S. tenuipesFancy nightshade

S. torvumDevil's fig

S. triflorumCutleaf nightshade

S. trilobatum

S. triquetrumTexas nightshade

S. tuberosumPotato

S. umbelliferumBluewitch nightshade

S. viarumTropical soda apple

S. villosumHairy nightshade

S. virideGreen nightshade. Cultivar from Fiji: S. anthropophagorum

S. wallaceiWallace's nightshade, Catalina Nightshade

S. wendlandiiGiant potatocreeper

S. woodburyiWoodbury's nightshade

S. xantiPurple nightshade

Botanical Name	Solanum
Blooms	Purple, Bluish, white flowers
Planting condition	In full sun
Propagation	Usually grown from seeds.
Watering	Needs lots of water in summer.
Pests	Warm situation makes it prone of aphids.

Solanum Photo Album

Solanum citrullifolium
Author: Carstor (GFDL)



Solanum mauritianum, shot on Réunion Island
Author: B.navez (GFDL)



Solanum wendlandii
Author: Forest & Kim Starr (public domain)



Solanum villosum
Author: Castor (GFDL)

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