''Solanum luteoalbum'' is a species of
plant
Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...
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 o ...
.
''Solanum semicoalitum'' as described by Bitter is an invalid name for this plant that is sometimes still seen. Altogether, the following
synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are al ...
s are assigned to this species:
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* ''Cyphomandra luteoalba'' (Pers.) A.Child
* ''Cyphomandra luteoalbum'' (Pers.) A.Child ex Bohs
* ''Solanum luteoalbum var. tunya'' J.F.Macbr.
* ''Solanum pubescens'' Ruiz & Pav. (''non'' Willd.: ]preoccupied
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linn ...
)
:''S. pubescens'' Roxb. is a ''nomen nudum
In taxonomy, a ''nomen nudum'' ('naked name'; plural ''nomina nuda'') is a designation which looks exactly like a scientific name of an organism, and may have originally been intended to be one, but it has not been published with an adequate des ...
''. ''S. pubescens'' B.Heyne ex Walp. is '' S. violaceum'' Ortega.
* ''Solanum semicoalitum'' Bitter
The puzzling ''S. semicoalitum'' was classified as Critically Endangered endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
of Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...
by the IUCN, before it was synonymized with the more widespread ''S. luteoalbum''.[Montúfar & Pitman (2004)]
References
Footnotes
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* (2004)
''Solanum luteoalbum''
Version of May 2004. Retrieved 2008-SEP-30.
luteoalbum
Flora of Ecuador
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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