Solanum stramoniifolium explained

Solanum stramoniifolium is a species of flowering plant from the genus Solanum.^{[1] [2]} The species was originally described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1781.

Description

This species is a suffrutescent herb,^[3] common in disturbed low-lands of the northern part of South America. ^[4] The leaves closely resembles those of Solanum hirtum. It is shrub that can grow up to 2 m in height. ^[5]

Interactions

The plants are frequently visited by bees, which is essential for the pollination of the species. However the plants do not offer nectar, so the bees are attracted by the abundance of pollen ^[6]

Taxonomy

S. stramoniifolium is part of the genus Solanum, which consists of approximately 2000 species.

Edibility

Many species within the Solanum genus are considered edible. There has been successful efforts to domesticate the S. stramoniifolium. ^[7] The yellow/red fruits are suggested to be edible ^[8]

Notes and References

1. Jacq. In: Misc. 2: 298. (1781).
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3. Book: Vickers . William T. . Useful plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of eastern Ecuador . Plowman . Timothy . 1984 . Field Museum of Natural History . 978-0-00-150746-3 . Chicago, Ill.
4. Book: Missouri Botanical Garden. . Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden . Garden . Missouri Botanical . Botany . Henry Shaw School of . 1976 . Missouri Botanical Garden Press . 63 . St. Louis.
5. WFO (2022): Solanum stramoniifolium Jacq. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001031497. Accessed on: 08 Nov 2022
6. Burkart . A. . Schlindwein . Clemens . Lunau . K. . 2013-10-18 . Assessment of pollen reward and pollen availability in Solanum stramoniifolium and Solanum paniculatum for buzz-pollinating carpenter bees . Plant Biology . English . 16 . 2 . 503–507 . 10.1111/PLB.12111 . 24138093.
7. Volpato . Gabriele . Marcucci . Rossella . Tornadore . Noemi . Paoletti . Maurizio G. . 2004-06-01 . https://doi.org/10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0184:DPOTSS2.0.CO;2 Domestication process of two Solanum section lasiocarpa species among Amerindians in the upper orinoco, venezuela, with special focus on Piaroa Indians ]. Economic Botany . en . 58 . 2 . 184–194 . 10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0184:DPOTSS]2.0.CO;2 . 20355119 . 1874-9364.
8. Turner . Nancy J. . Łuczaj . Łukasz Jakub . Migliorini . Paola . Pieroni . Andrea . Dreon . Angelo Leandro . Sacchetti . Linda Enrica . Paoletti . Maurizio G. . 2011-01-01 . Edible and Tended Wild Plants, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Agroecology . Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences . 30 . 1–2 . 198–225 . 10.1080/07352689.2011.554492. 2011CRvPS..30..198T . 54998916 .