Solanum rigidum
| Solanum rigidum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. rigidum
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| Binomial name | |
| Solanum rigidum | |
| Synonyms | |
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Solanum latifolium Poir. | |
Solanum rigidum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae.[1] It goes by the common names olho de vaca or olho de boi.[2]
Solanum rigidum is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.[1] It grows at sea levels at 100 meters.[2]
Genetics
[edit]The chromosome number for this species is currently not known.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]It is classified as andromonoecious.[3]: 16 With a single or few hermaphroditic flowers located at the base of the inflorescence and distal flowers functioning as males.[2]
Disturbution
[edit]It is native to Cape Verde[4] with it being present on 5 islands. According to the IUCN, the species seems to have disappeared from São Vicente and Boavista.[1]
Collections of this species in found the Caribbean have most likely been introduced from the Cape Verde by slave ships.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Maria Cristina Duarte (Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (CE3C); Silvia Catarino (Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (CE3C); Maria Romeiras (Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI) & Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c) (2014-05-21). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Solanum rigidum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e Knapp, Sandra; Vorontsova, Maria S. (2013-07-18). "From introduced American weed to Cape Verde Islands endemic: the case of Solanum rigidum Lam. (Solanaceae, Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum)". PhytoKeys (25): 35–46. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.25.4692. ISSN 1314-2011. PMC 3819128. PMID 24198710.
- ^ Chapman, Mark A. (2019-05-30). The Eggplant Genome. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-99208-2.
- ^ "Solanum rigidum Lam. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-11-10.