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]
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| In bloom at the Jardin des plantes de Paris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. heterodoxum
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| Binomial name | |
| Solanum heterodoxum | |
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List
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Subtaxa
editThe following variety is accepted:[1]
- Solanum heterodoxum var. heterodoxum
References
edit- ^ a b c "Solanum heterodoxum Dunal". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Solanum heterodoxum Dunal melonleaf nightshade". USDA Plants Database. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Solanum setigeroides (Whalen) S.R.Stern". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ 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.
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