Solanum brevicaule Bitter

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

A herb related to potato. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 20-60 cm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows between 1,500-4,200 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses gene source
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Solanum brevicaule unspecified picture

Distribution

Solanum brevicaule world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), and Peru

Conservation status

Solanum brevicaule threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:239793-2
WFO ID wfo-0001026656
COL ID 4XZRK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Solanum abancayense Solanum alandiae Solanum avilesii Solanum aymaraesense Solanum bill-hookeri Solanum brevicaule Solanum brevimucronatum Solanum candelarium Solanum coelestispetalum Solanum hondelmannii Solanum hoopesii Solanum lapazense Solanum membranaceum Solanum ochoae Solanum oplocense Solanum sawyeri Solanum setulosistylum Solanum sleumeri Solanum torrecillasense Solanum virgultorum Solanum colominense Solanum famatinae Solanum huancavelicae Solanum incamayoense Solanum liriunianum Solanum pachytrichum Solanum puberulofructum Solanum spegazzinii Solanum tapojense Solanum ugentii Solanum vidaurrei Solanum leptophyes f. gourlayi Solanum anomalocalyx var. brachystylum Solanum anomalocalyx var. llallaguanianum Solanum anomalocalyx var. murale Solanum boliviense subsp. virgultorum Solanum calcense var. urubamba Solanum calcense var. urubambense Solanum gourlayi subsp. pachytrichum Solanum gourlayi subsp. saltense Solanum gourlayi subsp. vidaurrei Solanum sparsipilum subsp. calcense Solanum sparsipilum var. llallaguanianum Solanum subandigenum var. camarguense Solanum sucrense var. brevifoliolum Solanum tuberosum subsp. sparsipilum Solanum ruiz-zeballosii Solanum pampasense f. glabrescens