Solanum bahamense, commonly known as the Bahama nightshade,[1] is a plant in the nightshade family. It is native across the West Indies, from the Florida Keys east to Dominica (excluding Hispaniola).[2] It is a common species in coastal habitats, often on calcareous soils.[2]
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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. bahamense
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| Binomial name | |
| Solanum bahamense | |
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Synonymy
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Taxonomy edit
Originally described by Carl Linnaeus, it has a convoluted taxonomic history. S. bahamense is known by many junior synonyms and involved in several cases of homonymy.[3]
Some additional varieties of S. bahamense have been described, but they are not considered taxonomically distinct today:[3]
- Solanum bahamense var. inerme Dunal
- Solanum bahamense var. lanceolatum Griseb. (Not to be confused with S. lanceolatum.)
- Solanum bahamense var. luxurians D'Arcy
- Solanum bahamense var. rugelii D'Arcy
- Solanum bahamense var. subarmatum (Willd.) O.E.Schulz
References edit
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solanum bahamense". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ a b Strickland-Constable, Rose; Schneider, Harold; Ansell, Stephen; Russell, Stephen; Knapp, Sandra (2010). "Species identify in the Solanum bahamense species group (Solanaceae, Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum)". Taxon. 59 (1): 209–226. doi:10.1002/tax.591020.
- ^ a b Solanaceae Source (2008). "Solanum bahamense". Retrieved September 26, 2008.
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