Solanum jamesii
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644041b80da55208976184 |
| Scientific name | Solanum jamesii |
| Authority | Torr. |
| First published in | Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 227. 1828. |
Description Top
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Solanum jamesii, also known as wild potato or Four Corners potato, is a nightshade species found in the southern United States. While all parts of the plant are toxic, Native American tribes have traditionally eaten the tubers after leaching and boiling them in clay. The tubers are smaller than those of common potato varieties. The Escalante Valley in Utah is home to the oldest known cultivation sites of the Four Corners potato, dating back over 7,000 years. The plant is also grown as an ornamental in yards and gardens, and there are efforts to revive it as a food vegetable in Escalante, Utah using lower-alkaloid cultivars. Unlike domesticated potatoes, the primary glycoalkaloid in S. jamesii is tomatine.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Solanum jamesii subsp. septentrionale | Bitter | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 10. 1913 |
| Solanum jamesii var. heterotrichium | Bitter | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 444. 1912. |
| Solanum jamesii var. sinclairii | Bitter & Correvon | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 444. 1912. |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | wild potato |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Northwestern U.S.A.
- Colorado
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South-central U.S.A.
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Southwestern U.S.A.
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- Utah
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001028737 |
| USDA Plants | SOJA |
| Tropicos | 29602602 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331057-2 |
| The Plant List | tro-29602602 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 598931 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 172793 |
| NBN Atlas | NHMSYS0000463751 |
| Nature Serve | 2.139869 |
| IUCN Red List | 101527571 |
| IPNI | 331057-2 |
| iNaturalist | 169070 |
| GBIF | 2931084 |
| Freebase | /m/0478w44 |
| EOL | 581183 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 9416 |
| USDA GRIN | 301071 |
| Wikipedia | Solanum_jamesii |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In public collections | 0 |