Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Solanum supinum Dunal
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
SOLANACEAE
Synonyms
Solanum aranoideum Dammer, Solanum leucophaeum Dunal, Solanum lyratifolium Dammer, Solanum supinum Dunal var. leucophaeum (Dunal) Bitter, Solanum supinum Dunal var. supinum
Common Names
Bitter Apple (e), Bitterappel (a), Dortelappel (a), Lemoenbossie (a), Moqhinyetsane (ss), Slangbessie (a), Snake Berry (e), Tandpynbos (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2023/12/13
Assessor(s)
W. Foden, D. Raimondo & L. Potter
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Solanum supinum Dunal var. supinum Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Solanum supinum Dunal var. leucophaeum (Dunal) BitterVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Vorontsova, M.S. and Knapp, S. 2012. A new species of Solanum (Solanaceae) from South Africa related to the cultivated eggplant. PhytoKeys 8:1-11.


Wright, C.H. 1904. Solanaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis IV Section II (Hydrophyllaceae to Pedalineae):87-121. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., London.


Citation
Foden, W., Raimondo, D. & Potter, L. 2023. Solanum supinum Dunal. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/08

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