Solanum heterodoxum

Solanum heterodoxum, the melonleaf nightshade, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae.^[2] It is native to Mexico and the US state of New Mexico, and has been introduced to Bulgaria.^[1] Solanum heterodoxum var. setigeroides is now considered to be a full species, Solanum setigeroides, native to more northerly areas of the United States than S. heterodoxum.^[3][4]

Solanum heterodoxum
In bloom at the Jardin des plantes de Paris
Fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Solanum
Species:	S. heterodoxum
Binomial name
Solanum heterodoxum Dunal
Synonyms[1]
List Androcera heterodoxa (Dunal) Standl. Nycterium heterodoxum (Dunal) Link Nycterium violaceum Engelm. ex Walp. Solanum chrysacanthum Dunal Solanum mullus Dunal Solanum virginianum Pav. ex Dunal

Subtaxa

The following variety is accepted:^[1]

• Solanum heterodoxum var. heterodoxum

References

1. "Solanum heterodoxum Dunal". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
2. "Solanum heterodoxum Dunal melonleaf nightshade". USDA Plants Database. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
3. "Solanum setigeroides (Whalen) S.R.Stern". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
4. Stern, Stephen R.; Bohs, Lynn; Keeling, Jeffrey (2014). "New Species and Combinations in Solanum Section Androceras (Solanaceae)". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 8 (1): 1–7. JSTOR 26549322. Key to the species...