''Solanum ternatum'' is a species of
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 ...
. Its natural
habitat is subtropical or tropical moist
montane forests.
''Solanum ternifolium'' as described by
Erich Werdermann
Erich Werdermann (2 March 1892 – 20 April 1959) was a German botanist.
Born in Berlin, Erich Werdermann was the son of the landowner Carl Werdermann. He first studied in Jena, but then switched to Friedrich Wilhelm University (now called ...
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 all ...
s are assigned to this species:
[Solanaceae Source (2004)]
* ''Solanum dendrophilum''
Bitter
* ''Solanum diffusum''
Ruiz & Pav.
:''S. diffusum''
Roxb. ex Wall. is ''
S. virginianum''
L.. ''S. diffusum''
Link ex Roem. & Schult. is ''
S. pseudocapsicum''.
* ''Solanum diffusum var. miozygum''
(Bitter) J.F.Macbr.
* ''Solanum diffusum ssp. miozygum''
Bitter
* ''Solanum feddei''
Bitter
* ''Solanum moritzianum''
Bitter
* ''Solanum semievectum''
Bitter
* ''Solanum semiscandens''
Bitter
* ''Solanum subquinatum''
Bitter
* ''Solanum ternifolium''
Werderm.
The mysterious ''S. ternifolium'' was classified as
Data Deficient
A data deficient (DD) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made. This does not necessaril ...
endemic of
Ecuador by the
IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
, before it was synonymized with the widespread ''S. ternatum''.
[Montúfar & Pitman (2004)]
References
Footnotes
*
* (2004)
''Solanum ternatum'' Version of December 2004. Retrieved 2008-SEP-30.
ternatum
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
{{Solanales-stub