Solanum americanum var. nodiflorum (Jacq.) Edmonds
Solanum caribaeum Dunal
Solanum curtipes Bitter
Solanum depilatum Bitter
Solanum ganchouenense H. Lév.
Solanum gollmeri Bitter
Solanum humile Lam.
Solanum imerinense Bitter
Solanum inconspicuum Bitter
Solanum indecorum Rich.
Solanum inops Dunal
Solanum minutibaccatum Bitter
Solanum minutibaccatum var. curtipedunculatum Bitter
Solanum nigrum L.
Solanum nigrum var. americanum (Mill.) O.E. Schulz
Solanum nigrum var. atriplicifolium G. Mey.
Solanum nigrum var. minor Hook. f.
Solanum nigrum var. nodiflorum (Jacq.) A. Gray
Solanum nigrum var. pauciflorum Liou
Solanum nigrum var. virginicum L.
Solanum nodiflorum Jacq.
Solanum nodiflorum var. acuminatum Dunal
Solanum nodiflorum var. macrophyllum Dunal
Solanum nodiflorum var. petiolastrum Dunal
Solanum nodiflorum var. puberulum Dunal
Solanum nodiflorum var. sapucayense Chodat
Solanum oleraceum Dunal
Solanum parviflorum Badarò
Solanum photeinocarpum Nakam. & Odash.
Solanum pterocaulon Dunal
Solanum purpuratum Bitter
Solanum quadrangulare Thunb. ex L. f.
Solanum sciaphilum Bitter
Solanum tenellum Bitter
Solanum triangulare Lam.
Solanum americanum, commonly known as American black nightshade,[3]small-flowered nightshade[4] or glossy nightshade, is a herbaceousflowering plant of wide though uncertain native range. The certain native range encompasses the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, Melanesia, New Guinea, and Australia.[5]
The plant is widely naturalised around the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, including Hawaiʻi, Indochina, Madagascar and Africa, possibly via anthropogenic introduction in these locales.
Solanum americanum is one of the most widespread and morphologically variable species belonging to the section Solanum.[6] It can be confused with other black nightshade species in the Solanum nigrum complex.[7]
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^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solanum americanum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
^Conn, Barry J. (2001). "Solanum americanum – New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET – The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 29 May 2013.