Biology:Solanum cerasiferum

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Short description: Species of plant

Solanum cerasiferum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. cerasiferum
Binomial name
Solanum cerasiferum
Dunal

Solanum cerasiferum is a species of plant in the nightshade family.[1] It is native to tropical Africa.[2]

The species is andromonoecious.[3] However, the species overall has a weaker andromonoecy than its relatives. The is morphological of this species is similar to Solanum campylacanthum.[4]

The plant is an erect, pale yellow-orange, prickly shrub-like herb that bears spherical berry fruit and flowers.[5][6]

References

  1. "Solanum cerasiferum Dun. - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/5695756. 
  2. "Solanum cerasiferum Dunal | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:818646-1. 
  3. Chapman, Mark A. (2019-05-30) (in en). The Eggplant Genome. Springer. pp. 16. ISBN 978-3-319-99208-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=2OmaDwAAQBAJ&q=Solanum+cerasiferum&pg=PA14. 
  4. Knapp, Sandra; Vorontsova, Maria S.; Prohens, Jaime (2013-02-22). "Wild Relatives of the Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.: Solanaceae): New Understanding of Species Names in a Complex Group" (in en). PLOS ONE 8 (2): e57039. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057039. ISSN 1932-6203. PMID 23451138. Bibcode2013PLoSO...857039K. 
  5. Vorontsova, Maria. S.; Stern, Stephen; Bohs, Lynn; Knapp, Sandra (2013-10-01). "African spiny Solanum (subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae): a thorny phylogenetic tangle". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 173 (2): 176–193. doi:10.1111/boj.12053. ISSN 0024-4074. 
  6. "Solanum cerasiferum - description" (in en). http://solanaceaesource.org/taxonomy/term/106172/descriptions. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17400561 entry