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Taxon:  Solanum mauritianum Scop.



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Brevantherum
Section:
Brevantherum
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
101429
Place of publication:
Delic. fl. faun. insubr. 3:16, t. 8. 1788
Verified:
12/02/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Solanum auriculatum Aiton
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Reference(s)
  1. D'Arcy, W. G., ed. 1986. Solanaceae: biology and systematics 49.
  2. D'Arcy, W. G. 1974. Solanum and its close relatives in Florida. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 61:851.
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  4. Freire de Varvalho, L. d'A. 1997. Diversidade taxonômica das Solanáceas no estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) – II - Lycianthes e Solanum. Albertoa 4:293.
  5. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  6. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
  7. Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
  8. Henderson, M. et al. 1987. Declared weeds and alien invader plants in South Africa. Botanical Research Institute, bulletin 413
  9. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  10. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  11. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  12. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  13. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
  14. Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization 316.
  15. PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
  16. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  17. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  18. Roe, K. 1972. A revision of Solanum section Brevantherum (Solanaceae). Brittonia 24:253.
  19. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  20. Symon, D. E. 1981. A revision of the genus Solanum in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 4:1-367.
  21. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  22. Vieira, R. F. 1999. Conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants in Brazil. Perspectives on new crops and uses 152-159.
  23. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Common names
English
bugtree –
ear-leaf nightshade –
tobacco-wood –
wild tobacco –
wild tobacco-bush –
wild tobacco-tree –
Afrikaans
liusboom –
Portuguese
cuvitinga –
Portuguese (Brazil)
couvetinga –
fumeira –
fumo-bravo –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilEspírito Santo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSão Paulo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias 
4NaturalizedAfricaMiddle Atlantic OceanSt. Helena  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMayotte  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa 
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificCook Islands  
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench PolynesiaMarquesas Islands 
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificTonga  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires], Uruguay
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • MIDDLE ATLANTIC OCEAN: St. Helena
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Mayotte
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Solomon Islands
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands, French Polynesia [Marquesas Islands]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Medicinespotential source of solasodinefide Persp New Crops Uses 157-158. 1999Vieira, R. F. 1999. Conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants in Brazil. Perspectives on new crops and uses 152-159.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Weedpotential seed contaminant Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Weedpotential seed contaminant Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weedpotential seed contaminant Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Weedpotential seed contaminantfide J Adel BG 4:97. 1981; Solan Biol Syst 48. 1986Symon, D. E. 1981. A revision of the genus Solanum in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 4:1-367.
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://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101429. Accessed 23 May 2025.