Solanum palustre

Solanum palustre
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Solanum
Species:	S. palustre
Binomial name
	Solanum palustre; Poepp. ex Schltdl.
Synonyms
	List Solanum brevidens Phil.; Solanum brevidens var. glabrescens (Walp.) Hawkes; Solanum brevidens var. glabrescens (Walp.) Hawkes; Solanum bridgesii A.DC.; Solanum caldasii var. glabrescens (Walp.) DC.; Solanum palustre var. glabrescens Walp.; Solanum pearcei Phil.; Solanum tuberosum var. brevidens Reiche; ;

Solanum palustre (syn. Solanum brevidens) is a species of wild potato in the family Solanaceae. It is native to central and southern Chile, and Neuquén and Río Negro Provinces of Argentina.^[1] Although it does not bear tubers, it is still being extensively studied for its resistance to Potato virus Y, Potato leafroll virus, early blight, late blight, common scab, bacterial soft rot, and frost.^[2]

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Solanum palustre Poepp. ex Schltdl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
^ Tiwari, Jagesh Kumar; Devi, Sapna; Ali, Nilofer; Luthra, Satish K.; Kumar, Vinod; Bhardwaj, Vinay; Singh, Rajesh K.; Rawat, Shashi; Chakrabarti, Swarup K. (2018). "Progress in somatic hybridization research in potato during the past 40 years". Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 132 (2): 225–238. doi:10.1007/s11240-017-1327-z. S2CID 33095485. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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