Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Solanum: A worldwide treatment (http://www.nhm.ac.uk/solanaceaesource/)

PBI Solanum: A worldwide treatment

Photo: Solanum aviculare G.Forst. commonly known as the kangaroo apple.

Photo: Solanum rostratum Dunal., versatile in soil tolerance, a noxious weed of roadsides and overgrazed pasturelands.

Photo: Solanum glaucophyllum Desf., grows commonly in flooded or swampy ground.

Photo: Solanum uleanum Bitter, a creeping herb, often tightly adhering to tree trunks and fallen logs.

Photo: Solanum dulcamara L. red berries.

Photo: Solanum inelegans Rusby white flower.

Photo: Solanum macbridei Hunz. & Lallana, found in boulder fields and among rocks.

Photo: Solanum seaforthianum Andr. flowers.

Photo: Solanum tridynamum Dunal purple flowers.

Photo: Solanum trisectum living specimen

Photo: Solanum trisectum Dunal flower.

National Science FoundationSolanaceae Source aims to produce a worldwide taxonomic monograph of all species in the genus Solanum. The National Science Foundation (NSF) funds the project as part of the Planetary Biodiversty Inventories (PBI) mission.

Grant number: DEB-0316614

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