''Solanum heterodoxum'', the melonleaf nightshade, is a species of flowering plant in the family
Solanaceae
The Solanaceae , or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and orn ...
.
It is native to Mexico and the US state of
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
, and has been introduced to Bulgaria.
''Solanum heterodoxum'' var. ''setigeroides'' is now considered to be a full species, ''
Solanum setigeroides
''Solanum'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, which include three food crops of high economic importance: the potato, the tomato and the eggplant (aubergine, brinjal). It is the largest genus in the nightshade family Solanaceae ...
'', native to more northerly areas of the United States than ''S.heterodoxum''.
Subtaxa
The following variety is accepted:
*''Solanum heterodoxum'' var. ''heterodoxum''
References
heterodoxum
Flora of New Mexico
Flora of Mexico
Plants described in 1813
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