Biology:Solanum crispum

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Solanum crispum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. crispum
Binomial name
Solanum crispum
Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms[1]
  • Solanum laetum (Ruiz & Pav.) J.Rémy
  • Phil. Solanum angustifolium var. brevifolium
  • Dunal Solanum berteroanum
  • (J.Rémy) Phil. Solanum concavum
  • Lindl. Dunal
  • Dunal (Phil.) Reiche
  • (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Reiche (G.Lodd.) Dunal
  • (J.Rémy) F.Phil. Kunze
  • G.Lodd. Phil.
  • J.Rémy Solanum pannosum
  • Solanum syringifolium Witheringia gayana
  • Solanum crispum var. eleagnifolium Solanum floribundum
  • Solanum izquierdoi Solanum landbeckii
  • Phil. Kunth & C.D.Bouché
  • J.Rémy Solanum congestiflorum
  • Solanum congestiflorum var. longifolium Solanum congestiflorum var. pannosum
  • Solanum congestiflorum var. syringifolium Dunal
  • Dunal Phil.
  • Phil. Phil.
  • Kuntze J.Rémy
  • Witheringia tomatillo Witheringia berteroana
  • (Remy) F.Phil. Solanum sadae
  • Solanum tagua Solanum pyrrhocarpum
  • Solanum tomatillo Solanum pugae
  • Witheringia crispa Solanum crispum var. ligustrinum
  • Solanum gayanum Solanum ligustrinum

Solanum crispum is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae.[1][2] It is native to Chile and Peru. Common names include Chilean potato vine, Chilean nightshade, Chilean potato tree and potato vine. Growing to 6 m (20 ft) tall, it is a semi-evergreen, woody-stemmed climbing plant. The small blue fragrant flowers, 2.5 cm in diameter, with prominent yellow ovaries, appear in clusters in summer. They resemble those of the closely related potato. Very small poisonous berries are produced in autumn. The berries start out green, then yellow-orange, and finally purple. The leaves are oval.

The specific epithet crispum means "closely curled".[3]

Cultivation

Solanum crispum is grown as a garden plant. The free-flowering cultivar 'Glasnevin' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]

The plant is fast-growing with a long flowering period, typically from midsummer till autumn (fall). It grows well in neutral or slightly alkaline soils that are moist and well drained. Requiring some protection from frost, planting it against a south- or west-facing fence or wall in full sun is recommended.[6]

There is a white form known as 'Album'.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Solanum crispum Ruiz & Pav.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:818846-1. 
  2. ↑ "Solanum crispum Ruiz & Pav.". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4Y253. 
  3. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315. 
  4. ↑ "Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/97176/Solanum-crispum-Glasnevin/Details. 
  5. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 98. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 11 November 2018. 
  6. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965. 

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