Solanaceae
Solanum

Solanum richardii Dunal

First published in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 3: 775 (1814)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Tropical Africa, Comoros, Madagascar. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Bikandu, B., Lukoki, F. & Habari, J.P. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi) Solanaceae: 1-162. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/. [Cited as Solanum richardii.]

Flora Zambesiaca

  • A. de Candolle, Prodr. 13, 1: 325 (1852).
  • Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Fl.: 528 (1974).
  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs & Lianas: 582 (1994).
  • Binns, First Check List Herb. Fl. Malawi: 99 (1968).
  • Brenan & Greenway, Check-list For. Trees Shrubs Tang. Terr.: 587 (1949).
  • D'Arcy, Solanac. Biol. & Syst.: 50 (1986).
  • F. White, For. Fl. Northern Rhodesia: 376 (1962).
  • Fanshawe, Check-list Woody Pl. Zambia Showing Distrib.: 40 (1973).
  • Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot. 11: 69 (1993).
  • Gentes Herb. 12: 263 (1984).
  • Kirkia 10: 273 (1975).
  • Lamarck, Encycl. Méth. Bot., Suppl. 3: 775 (1814)
  • Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 10 (1954).
  • Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 16: 176 (1923).
  • Solan. Syn.: 45 (1816)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F.Z. 8(4): 109 (2005).
  • K.T.S.L.: 582 (1994)
  • Poir., Encycl., Suppl. 3: 775 (1814)
  • T.T.C.L.: 587 (1949)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2011 Congdon, T.C.E. [182] Tanzania K000441620 Yes
Mar 1, 2011 Congdon, T.C.E. [182] Tanzania K000441619 Yes
Mar 1, 2011 Iversen, S.T. [86773] Tanzania K000441621 Yes
Mar 1, 2011 Luke, W.R.Q. [11278] Tanzania K000441633 Yes
Mar 1, 2011 Luke, W.R.Q. [6597] Tanzania K000441622 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Barthelat, F.; M'Changama, M.; Jacq, F. [372] Comoros K000212396 Yes
Dec 1, 1989 Burtt-Davy, J. [21193] Malawi K000414074 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1989 Swynnerton, C.F.M. [93] Zimbabwe K000414075 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1989 Swynnerton, C.F.M. [93] Zimbabwe K000414076 Type Yes
Jun 30, 1905 Wild, H. [17984] Zimbabwe K000441874 Yes
Jun 30, 1905 Pope, G. [528] Mozambique K000441875 Yes
Jun 30, 1905 Anonymous [114] Zambia K000441870 Yes
Jun 30, 1905 Torre, A.R. [2888] Mozambique K000441873 Yes
Jun 30, 1905 Honey, T. [721] Mozambique K000441876 Yes
Jun 30, 1905 Milne-Redhead, E. [1169] Zambia K000441872 Yes
Jun 30, 1905 Wright, J.M. [22] Zambia K000441871 Yes
Jun 30, 1905 Brummitt, R.K. [11415] Malawi K000441868 Yes
Jun 30, 1905 Brass, L.J. [17870] Malawi K000441869 Yes
Mbailwa [110] Tanzania K001157878 Yes
Pawek, J. [11524] Malawi K001158737 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [4069] Tanzania K001157882 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [1466] Malawi K001158727 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1625] Comoros K000212394 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [1169] Zambia K001158717 Yes
Muvunga, A. [615] Mozambique K001158711 Yes
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Mwasumi, L. [11078] Tanzania K001157886 Yes
Mhoro, B. [157] Tanzania K001157883 Yes
s.coll [H1486/25] Austria K001169949 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001158729 No
Richards, H.M. [13700] Zambia K001158713 Yes
D'Arcy, W.G. [17515] Comoros K000212392 Yes
Jackson, G. [1768] Malawi K001158728 Yes
Baron, R. [5422] Madagascar K000212405 Yes
Baron, R. [176] Madagascar K000212402 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7606] Tanzania K001157869 Yes
Lawrence, E. [478] Malawi K001158738 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [1377] Zambia K001158720 Yes
Parker, G.W. [s.n.] Madagascar K000212403 No
Buchanan, J. [36] Malawi K001158734 No
Eggeling, W.J. [6426] Tanzania K001157867 Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [949] Malawi K001158730 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [942] Tanzania K001157877 Yes
Bouton [183] Madagascar K000212401 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3395] Tanzania K001157887 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [3690] Tanzania K001157879 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [8442] Malawi K001158732 Yes
Schlieben, H.-.J. [11302] Comoros K000212393 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7606] Tanzania K001157872 Yes
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [4875] Tanzania K001157866 Yes
Mbago, F.M.; Kiburne, O.; Prins, E. [2138] Tanzania K001157873 Yes
Adamson, G. [114] Malawi K001158733 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1935] Tanzania K001157884 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [1457] Zambia K001158719 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [7809] Zambia K001158716 Yes
Salubeni, A.J.; Amosi, A. [3964] Malawi K001158725 Yes
Humblot, M. [30] Madagascar K000212398 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [1854] Tanzania K001157876 Yes
Baron, R. [1525] Madagascar K000212400 Yes
Harris, T. [671] Mozambique K000614250 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11415] Malawi K001158735 Yes
Scott Exp [? [s.n.] Malawi K001158726 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [8626] Tanzania K001157885 Yes
Buchanan, J. [494] Malawi K001158736 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [6753] Tanzania K001157868 Yes
Baron, R. [5479] Madagascar K000212404 Yes
Cruse, A. [18] Zambia K001158718 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1770] Tanzania K001157880 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F5165] Zambia K001158715 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1770] Tanzania K001157881 Yes
Johnson, W.P. [s.n.] Central African Republic K001158731 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F5166] Zambia K001158714 Yes
Richards, H.M. [17715] Tanzania K001157871 Yes
Anderson, B. [780] Tanzania K001157870 Yes
Phillipson, P.B. [3411] Madagascar K000212397 Yes
Richards, H.M. [9092] Zambia K001158722 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [21] Mozambique K001158712 Yes
Goetze, W. [384] Tanzania K000414126 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll [3296] Tanzania K001157874 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7606] Tanzania K:SPC-22950.000 No
Lawrence, E. [478] Malawi K001158724 Yes
s.coll [8298] Zambia K001158721 Yes
Baron, R. [5229] Madagascar K000212406 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [221/62] Zimbabwe K001158709 Yes
Crawford, F.C. [FC614] Mozambique K000787561 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K000212399 Yes
Barthelat, F.; Sifary, A.B. [211] Comoros K000212395 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [1854] Tanzania K001157875 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [1466] Malawi K:SPC-07130.000 No
Cruse, A.W. [210] Zambia Solanum acanthocalyx K:SPC-11188.000 No
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Comoros Solanum acanthocalyx K000212391 Yes
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Comoros Solanum acanthocalyx K000212389 Yes

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