Solanum opacum
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644041cdc386c306137552 |
| Scientific name | Solanum opacum |
| Authority | A.Braun & C.D.Bouché |
| First published in | Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. 18. 1853. |
Description Top
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Solanum opacum, also known as green berry nightshade or morelle verte, is a flowering plant in the Solanaceae family. It is native to eastern Australia and is part of the black nightshade group. This sprawling annual herb has ovate to lanceolate leaves with shallowly lobed margins and is covered in fine hairs. Its white stellate flowers are 8-12 mm in diameter and produce small green berries that are 8-10 mm in diameter when mature. These berries are sometimes cultivated as a rare fruit and are described as having a spicy-sweet flavor. While an unidentified alkaloidal aglycone has been found in the fruits, it is not present in the leaves or stems.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Solanum allanii | Polg. | Trans.& Proc. Roy. Soc. N. Z. 69: 278. 1939. |
| Solanum apopsilomenum | Bitter | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 89. 1913. |
| Solanum brachypetalum | Bitter | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 55: 64. 1919. |
| Solanum fauriei | H.Lév. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 152. 1911. |
| Solanum forsteri | Seem. | J. Bot. 1: 207. 1863. |
| Solanum insulae-paschalis | Bitter | Nat. Hist. Juan Fernandez& Easter Island 2: 78. 1922. |
| Solanum microtatanthum | Bitter | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 55: 63. 1919. |
| Solanum nigrum var. nihoense | F.Br. | Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 81: 36, pl. 16B. 1931 |
| Solanum nigrum var. pitcairnense | F.Br. | Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 130: 255. 1935. |
| Solanum nodiflorum var. fauriei | (H.Lév.) O.Deg. & O.Deg. | Plants Hawaii Natl. Parks 419. |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | green berry nightshade |
| Chinese | 暗淡龙葵 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
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Eastern Asia
- Japan
- Taiwan
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Eastern Asia
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Malesia
- Borneo
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Philippines
- Sulawesi
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Papuasia
- New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
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Malesia
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Australia
- New South Wales
- Norfolk Island
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
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New Zealand
- Chatham Islands
- Kermadec Islands
- New Zealand North
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Australia
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North-central Pacific
- Hawaii
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Northwestern Pacific
- Marshall Islands
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South-central Pacific
- Cook Islands
- Easter Island
- Marquesas
- Pitcairn Islands
- Society Islands
- Tuamotu
- Tubuai Islands
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Southwestern Pacific
- Fiji
- New Caledonia
- Niue
- Samoa
- Tokelau-manihiki
- Tonga
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North-central Pacific
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001030090 |
| Tropicos | 29600290 |
| INPN | 921601 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:820333-1 |
| The Plant List | tro-29600290 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 468689 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 401002 |
| IPNI | 820333-1 |
| iNaturalist | 353799 |
| GBIF | 2931938 |
| Freebase | /m/0j2b8s9 |
| EOL | 5697632 |
| USDA GRIN | 101391 |
| Wikipedia | Solanum_opacum |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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