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Taxon:  Solanum laxum Spreng.



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Solanum
Section:
Dulcamara
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
409882
Place of publication:
Syst. veg. 1:682. 1824 ("1825")
Verified:
11/24/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Solanum boerhaaviifolium Sendtn.
Solanum jasminoides Paxton
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. 2002
  3. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  4. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
  5. Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. A reference guide to medicinal plants. 1990
  6. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  7. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
  8. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. 1999
  9. Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization. 1999 296.
  10. PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
  11. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  12. Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
Common names
English
jasmine nightshade –
potato-vine –
German
Jasmin-Nachtschatten –
Swedish
stjärnsöta –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParana 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSao Paulo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Rios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
2Cultivated     
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaEastern Cape 
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaWestern Cape 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones], Paraguay, Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Eastern Cape, Western Cape]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization. 1999 296.
Weed  Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409882. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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