List of Solanum species

This is a list of species in the plant genus Solanum.

[1] With some 1240 accepted specific and infra-specific taxa of the more than 4,000 described, the genus Solanum contains more species than any other genus in the family Solanaceae and it is one of the largest among the angiosperms.

Phylogenetic analysis of molecular data has established or confirmed that the genera Lycopersicon, Cyphomandra, Normania, and Triguera, which were previously classified independently, should in reality be included within the Solanum.

In fact, all the species from these four genera have been formally transferred to Solanum.

The tuberous species within the genus (those related to Solanum tuberosum, the potato, and therefore often called wild potatoes) have been indicated with the letter T. The nothospecies belonging to the genus appear at the end of the list, that is those taxa that have originated from a hybrid between two different species (for example, Solanum × viirsooi, which has been shown to be an interspecific hybrid resulting from the cross between S. acaule and S. infundibuliforme.

Detail of the flowers of Solanum dulcamara , one of the 1240 accepted taxa that make up the genus Solanum ( Solanaceae ), along with economically important species such as the potato ( S. tuberosum ), the tomato ( S. lycopersicum ) and the aubergine ( S. melongena ).
Flowers of Solanum arundo
Growth habit of Solanum atropurpureum
Flower, fruit and leaf of Solanum baretiae
Growth habit of Solanum betaceum
Fruit of Solanum betaceum in longitudinal and axial cross section.
Inflorescence of Solanum bonariensis
Fruit and spiny stem of Solanum carolinense
Solanum chenopodioides growing between rocks
Detail of the flower of Solanum citrullifolium
Detail of the seeds of Solanum citrullifolium
Illustration of Solanum dulcamara
Solanum dulcamara , inflorescence and leaves
Detail of the fruit of Solanum dulcamara
Detail of the flowers of Solanum douglasii
Growth habit of Solanum heterodoxum
Fruit of Solanum heterodoxum . The fruit's persistent spiny sepals can also be seen.
Flower and leaves of Solanum linnaeanum
Solanum lycioides , flowers and leaves
Fruit Solanum muricatum in cross section.
Fruit of Solanum melongena ( aubergine )
Leaves and flower of Solanum nigrum
Inflorescence of Solanum torvum
Compound leaf of Solanum tuberosum (" potato ").
Inflorescence of Solanum tuberosum