Solanum erianthum
D.Don · speciesAt a glance
Sources12 archives
Databases and archives Solanum erianthum's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 766 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI11 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics19 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Solanum erianthum is a species of nightshade that is native to southern North America and northern South America. It has been introduced to other parts of the world and has a nearly pantropical distribution. Common names include potatotree, mullein nightshade (that may also refer to S. donianum), velvet nightshade, and salvadora. The potatoes are not the fruits of the trees, they are the leaves.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology19
Life cycle & reproduction8
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment13
Physiology & chemistry2
Compounds documented for Solanum erianthum across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile2 classes
Documented compounds2 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentadecanal | present | NPASS | |
| Trilobatin | present | NPASS |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Solanum erianthum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Solanum erianthum carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 241×CCDB · book-indian_vol1
n 127×CCDB · solan · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · TreeOfSex · plant
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type6 766 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions107 of 196 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Durango, MX | 470 |
| Saint Louis, US | 293 |
| Mexico City, MX | 268 |
| Kunming, CN | 195 |
| Mérida, MX | 152 |
| Bronx, US | 143 |
| South Kensington, GB | 101 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 84 |
| Tapachula, MX | 66 |
| Austin, US | 62 |
| Brisbane, AU | 57 |
| Kew, GB | 54 |
| Chengdu, CN | 53 |
| Tampa, US | 53 |
| Puerto Ayora, EC | 48 |
| Miami, US | 42 |
| Juriquilla, MX | 35 |
| Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV | 32 |
| Smithfield, AU | 32 |
| Ciudad de México, MX | 31 |
| Department of Plant Resources, National Herbarium and Plant Laboratorieslocation not on record | 28 |
| Chicago, US | 27 |
| Yangling, CN | 24 |
| San Francisco, US | 23 |
| Paris, FR | 20 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 20 |
| Riverside, US | 20 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 20 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 19 |
| Guangxi Institute of Traditional Medical and Pharmaceutical Scienceslocation not on record | 19 |
| Chapingo, MX | 19 |
| Nishihara, JP | 18 |
| San Francisco de Campeche, MX | 17 |
| Beijing, CN | 17 |
| TAIElocation not on record | 16 |
| Austin, US | 16 |
| Leiden University Medical Centerlocation not on record | 16 |
| Canberra, AU | 13 |
| Berlin, DE | 13 |
| CASlocation not on record | 13 |
| Chengdu, CN | 13 |
| Culiacán, MX | 12 |
| HNBlocation not on record | 12 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 11 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 11 |
| Tlalnepantla, MX | 11 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 11 |
| Pondicherry, IN | 10 |
| St. Augustine, TT | 10 |
| Adelaide, AU | 10 |
| Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxicolocation not on record | 10 |
| Tsukuba, JP | 10 |
| Hermosillo, MX | 9 |
| Mérida, MX | 9 |
| San Diego, US | 9 |
| WAGlocation not on record | 9 |
| Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoirelocation not on record | 9 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 9 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 9 |
| Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record | 9 |
| Mexico City, MX | 9 |
| Odawara, JP | 9 |
| National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record | 8 |
| Cambridge, US | 8 |
| Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record | 8 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 8 |
| Palmerston, AU | 7 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 7 |
| Bloomington, US | 7 |
| Taipei, TW | 7 |
| MAlocation not on record | 7 |
| The University of Arizonalocation not on record | 6 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 6 |
| Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabascolocation not on record | 6 |
| BMlocation not on record | 6 |
| Puebla, MX | 6 |
| Guatemala, GT | 5 |
| Instituto de Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipaslocation not on record | 5 |
| Uberlândia, BR | 5 |
| Stockholm, SE | 5 |
| Nishihara, JP | 5 |
| Kathmandu, NP | 5 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 4 |
| Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée (IRAG)location not on record | 4 |
| PUC-RSlocation not on record | 4 |
| Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record | 4 |
| La Paz, MX | 4 |
| IBANNlocation not on record | 4 |
| Autlán de Navarro, MX | 4 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record | 4 |
| Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 4 |
| Dehra Dun, IN | 3 |
| León, NI | 3 |
| UNESP-ISlocation not on record | 3 |
| Auckland, NZ | 3 |
| UFMGlocation not on record | 3 |
| Université du Lomélocation not on record | 3 |
| Fredericksburg, US | 3 |
| Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record | 3 |
| Phoenix, US | 3 |
| Mazatlán, MX | 3 |
| CNF-UFHBlocation not on record | 3 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 2 |
| Seoul, KR | 2 |
| Linares, MX | 2 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 2 |
| University of Zhejianglocation not on record | 2 |
| Herbier National du Gabonlocation not on record | 2 |
| Fort Worth, US | 2 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 2 |
| Lake Charles, US | 2 |
| Honolulu, US | 2 |
| San José, CR | 2 |
| Armidale, AU | 2 |
| Centro de Estudios y Colecciones Biológicas para la Conservaciónlocation not on record | 2 |
| Glocation not on record | 2 |
| Herbario Selva Central Oxapampa - estación biológica del Jardín Botánico de Missourilocation not on record | 2 |
| Sociedad Para el Estudio de los Recursos Bioticos de Oaxacalocation not on record | 2 |
| HUAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Xiamen, CN | 2 |
| HACAMlocation not on record | 2 |
| Plocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Biologialocation not on record | 2 |
| Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record | 2 |
| HEMlocation not on record | 2 |
| Guasave, MX | 2 |
| Toluca, MX | 2 |
| Claremont, US | 2 |
| Taipei, TW | 2 |
| Kagoshima, JP | 2 |
| Southwest Forestry Collegelocation not on record | 2 |
| Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record | 1 |
| Quito, EC | 1 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 1 |
| Managua, NI | 1 |
| Yunnan Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Central China Normal Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad de El Salvadorlocation not on record | 1 |
| Calabar, NG | 1 |
| GB | 1 |
| Herbarium of South China Botanical Gardenlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidade de Lisboa, Museu Bocagelocation not on record | 1 |
| BAYLUlocation not on record | 1 |
| WNNUlocation not on record | 1 |
| NO DISPONIBLElocation not on record | 1 |
| Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record | 1 |
| Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botanylocation not on record | 1 |
| 云南省思茅市民族传统医药研究所location not on record | 1 |
| Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Cascavel, BR | 1 |
| Université National du Béninlocation not on record | 1 |
| LDlocation not on record | 1 |
| Natural History Museum, Tribhuvan Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Morelia, MX | 1 |
| Mexico City, MX | 1 |
| Los Angeles, US | 1 |
| Burlington, US | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 1 |
| Montréal, CA | 1 |
| MSB-3349location not on record | 1 |
| Madison, US | 1 |
| Changsha, CN | 1 |
| UNESP, Campus São José Rio Prêtolocation not on record | 1 |
| HUHlocation not on record | 1 |
| Cruz das Almas, BR | 1 |
| Hobart, AU | 1 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 1 |
| Centro Cultural Santo Domingolocation not on record | 1 |
| CMULlocation not on record | 1 |
| BRLUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universiti Sains Malaysialocation not on record | 1 |
| Anchorage, US | 1 |
| Museo de Historia Natural de El Salvadorlocation not on record | 1 |
| GAlocation not on record | 1 |
| San Luis Potosí, MX | 1 |
| Guilin, CN | 1 |
| CPATSAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Masindi, UG | 1 |
| University of Papua New Guinealocation not on record | 1 |
| Mexico City, MX | 1 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 1 |
| UEMlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record | 1 |
| EL PASO, US | 1 |
| Whitehorse, CA | 1 |
| Mississippi State, US | 1 |
| Cuiabá, BR | 1 |
| Vancouver, CA | 1 |
| UnBlocation not on record | 1 |
| UNESP-IBILCElocation not on record | 1 |
| Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record | 1 |
| Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record | 1 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk, UA | 1 |
| Ilhéus, BR | 1 |
| Guatemala City, GT | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Solanum erianthum was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.