The Endemic Plants of Chile

Place of Publication

Icon. [Cav.] 5(1): 23, t. 439, f.1 (1799)

Type citation

Region IV (Coquimbo), Coquimbo, L. Née s.n. (Lectotype MA 656494, left hand specimen, designated by Knapp (2007)).

Synonyms

• Solanum albiflorum Phil.
• Solanum cavanillesii Dunal
• Solanum cavanillesii Dunal var.  subintegrifolium
• Solanum feuillei Dunal
• Solanum gaudichaudii Dunal
• Solanum gaudichaudii Dunal var.  viride
• Solanum gaudichaudiana (J.Rémy) F.Phil.
• Solanum maritimum Meyen ex Nees
• Solanum novemlobum Dunal
• Solanum novemlobum Dunal var.  pauciflorum
• Solanum pinnatum Cav.
• Solanum pinnatum Cav. var.  subintegrifolium
• Solanum pinnatum Cav. var.  tomentosum
• Solanum runcinatum Ruiz & Pav.
• Solanum septemlobum Bunge
• Solanum quercifolium Poepp. ex Dunal
• Witheringia gaudichaudiana J.Rémy
• Witheringia maritima (Meyen) J.Rémy
• Witheringia pinnata (Cav.) J.Rémy

References

• Cavanilles (1799)

  Cavanilles, A.J. 1799. Icones et descriptiones plantarum, quae aut sponte in Hispania crescunt, aut in hortis hospitantur, vol. 5(1):1-74. Matriti: ex Typographya Regia

• Knapp (2007)

  Knapp, S. 2007. Lectotypification of Cavanilles’ names in Solanum (Solanaceae). Anales del Jardín Botánico Madrid 64: 195–203.

• Bennett (2008)

  Bennett , J.R. 2008. Revison of Solanum Section Regmandra (Solanaceae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 65(1):69-112

Regions

Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Metropolitana, Del General Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins and Biobío

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Distribution and habitat

A widespread coastal species distributed from Regions I (Tarapacá) to VIII (Bíobío) from sea-level to 2300 m, mostly in sandy and rocky places.

Habit

Perennial, erect shrub 30–200 cm tall. Flowers from February to April.

Key characteristics

A variable species especially in leaf shape and hair covering (indumentum). However, it can be recognised by the singly lobed leaves and usually dense, many flowered inflorescences.

Notes

Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.