Solanum nigrum




Family Solanaceae
Scientific name Solanum nigrum L.
Synonyms Solanum atriplicifolium Desportes ex Dunal; Solanum canescens Kitaibel in Kanitz; Solanum decipiens Opiz in Všemír (Wssemjr) von Berchtold et Opiz; Solanum dillenii Schultes; Solanum humile Bernhardi; Solanum nigrum subsp. humile (Bernhardi) Marzell; Solanum judaicum Besser; Solanum moschatum C. Presl in J. et C. Presl; Solanum nigrum var. atriplicifolium G. Meyer; Solanum nigrum subsp. dillenii (Schultes) Nyman; Solanum nigrum subsp. humile (Bernhardi) Marzell; Solanum nigrum subsp. moschatum (C. Presl) Arcangeli; Solanum nigrum subsp. schultesii (Opiz, 1843) Wessely; Solanum nitens Opiz in Všemír (Wssemjr) von Berchtold et Opiz; Solanum ochroleucum Bastard in Desvaux; Solanum oleraceum Dunal ex Poiret; Solanum schultesii Opiz in Všemír (Wssemjr) von Berchtold et Opiz; Solanum suffruticosum Schousboe ex von Willdenow; Solanum tauschii Opiz in Všemír (Wssemjr) von Berchtold et Opiz; Solanum triangulare de Monnet de Lamarck; Solanum villosum Miller subsp. ochroleucum (Bastard) Nyman; Solanum vulgare Hegetschweiler
Common name (Japanese common name) inu houdzuki [false houdzuki (houdzuki = Physalis alkekengi var. francheti)]
(English common name) black nightshade, common nightshade, poisonberry
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, SW Asia, India, Europe
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 40-90cm tall. Leaves 4-18cm long, 2-7.5cm wide. Flowers white corollas 3-5mm, flowering in August to October. Annual plants.
Reference Solanum nigrum L.
Solanum nigrum Linnaeus



October 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden