This article is about the Solanum bahamense described by Carl Linnaeus. "Solanum persicifolium" and "Solanum racemosum" redirect here. These names have been used for other species too; see text for details.

Solanum bahamense (Bahama Nightshade) is a plant

Plant

Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...

 species

Species

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 in the nightshade family

Family (biology)

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, Solanaceae

Solanaceae

Solanaceae are a family of flowering plants that include a number of important agricultural crops as well as many toxic plants. The name of the family comes from the Latin Solanum "the nightshade plant", but the further etymology of that word is unclear...

. It is also known as Canker Berry, and locally as berengena de playa.

Originally described by Carl Linnaeus, it has a convoluted taxonomic history. S. bahamense is known by many junior synonyms and involved in several cases of homonym

Homonym

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S. bahamense as described by Peter Forsskål

Peter Forsskål

Peter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...

 refers to S. glabratum. The S. bahamense of Philip Miller

Philip Miller

Philip Miller FRS was a Scottish botanist.Miller was chief gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1722 until he was pressured to retire shortly before his death...

 is S. donianum.

Synonyms of the original S. bahamense are:

• Solanum anacanthum Dunal
• Solanum cestrifolium Willd. ex Dunal (nomen nudum
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• Solanum cestrophyllum Dunal
• Solanum fruticosum Mill.
• Solanum igneum L.
• Solanum igneum var. inerme Dunal
• Solanum igneum var. parvifolium Vahl

Not to be confused with S. parvifolium.

• Solanum lanceifolium Salisb. (non Jacq.: preoccupied)

S. lanceifolium of Sessé & Mociño

José Mariano Mociño

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 is S. umbellatum as described by Philip Miller.

S. lanceifolium var. sagraenum is S. glaucescens of Zuccarini

Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini

Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini was a German botanist, Professor of Botany at the University of München. He worked extensively with Philipp Franz von Siebold, assisting in describing his collections from Japan, but also described plants discovered in other areas, including Mexico.-References:...

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S. lanceifolium var. scabrum and var. volubile are S. volubile of Olof Swartz

Olof Swartz

Olof Peter Swartz was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes...

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• Solanum molle Bertero ex Dunal (non Dunal: preoccupied)

S. molle of Dunal is S. monachophyllum.

• Solanum persicifolium Dunal

S. persicifolium of Mart. is S. amygdalifolium.

• Solanum persicifolium var. angustifolium Dunal
• Solanum persicifolium var. belloi O.E.Schulz
• Solanum persicifolium var. parvifolium (Vahl) O.E.Schulz
• Solanum racemosum Jacq.

S. racemosum of Noronha is S. violaceum of Ortega.

S. racemosum of Mill. is S. erianthum

Solanum erianthum

Solanum erianthum is a species of nightshade that is native to southern North America and northern South America. It has been introduced to other parts of the world and has a nearly pantropical distribution. Common names include Potato Tree, Mullein Nightshade , Velvet Nightshade, and...

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• Solanum racemosum var. igneum (L.) O.E.Schulz
• Solanum ramosum Lam.
• Solanum subarmatum Willd.
• Solanum torvum var.? persicifolium (Dunal) M.Gómez

S. torvum

Solanum torvum

Solanum torvum , is a bushy, erect and spiny perennial plant used horticulturally as a rootstock for eggplant. Grafted plants are very vigorous and tolerate diseases affecting the root system, thus allowing the crop to continue for a second year.It is also known as Devil's Fig, Prickly Nightshade,...

as described by Olof Swartz is a valid species, of which numerous other Solanum were also considered to belong (see article for details).

• Solanum umbrosum Balb. ex Dunal (non Dunal: preoccupied)
• Solanum umbrosum Bertero ex Dunal (non Dunal: preoccupied)

S. umbrosum of Vahl based on Dunal in de Candolle is S. anomalum.

S. umbrosum of Dunal is S. lanceifolium of von Jacquin

Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin

Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquin or Baron Nikolaus von Jacquin. was a scientist who studied medicine, chemistry and botany....

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• Solanum varginstonicum Buc'hoz

Some additional varieties of S. bahamense have been described, but they are not considered taxonomically distinct today:

• Solanum bahamense var. inerme Dunal
• Solanum bahamense var. lanceolatum Griseb.

Not to be confused with the S. lanceolatum

Solanum lanceolatum

Solanum lanceolatum is a species of nightshade that is endemic to California. It is a shrub that s sometimes grown as an ornamental plant. Its flowers are light purple. All parts of the plants are toxic if eaten....

of Cavanilles.

• Solanum bahamense var. luxurians D'Arcy
• Solanum bahamense var. rugelii D'Arcy
• Solanum bahamense var. subarmatum (Willd.) O.E.Schulz