Solanum muricatum

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum

At a glance

Occurrence records253

Data sources9

Biological traits26

DNA specimens1

eDNA detections1

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Solanum muricatum's data was compiled from.

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility253 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗

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↗

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources26 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF253 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries1 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD1 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB · TreeOfSex2n = 24

01Narrative

Le Solanum muricatum, pepino, poire-melon, melon-poire, morelle de Wallis ou ginseng fruit en anglais, est une espèce de plantes vivaces de la famille des Solanacées très populaire aux îles Canaries et à Madère ainsi qu'en Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande. Il est originaire d'Amérique du Sud où sa culture était largement répandue dans les vallées andines, avant la colonisation espagnole, sous le nom quechua de q'achan.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesGIFTTRY

Size & morphology7

Fruit length85 mm

Leaf length max90 mm

Leaf width40 mm

Leaf width max40 mm

Leaf width min40 mm

Plant height0.75 m

Plant height max1 m

Life cycle & reproduction8

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeanimal

Life spanperennial

Pollination modebiotic

Pollination syndromeinsect

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Reproduction asexualabsent

Self fertilizationpresent

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max2 700 m

Elevation mean1 400 m

Elevation min2 500 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Habitat GIFTLowland

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

05DNA & barcoding1 specimens

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 muricatum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens1

Marker genes1

eDNA detections1

Marker genes sequenced

★ 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.

★ITS

fungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB · TreeOfSex

The complete instruction manual Solanum muricatum 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.

Chromosomes2n = 24 n = 12

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records24–242n range24median24mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 242×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — BRttCHER, H. 1970. Chromosomenzahlen argentinischer, chilenischer und venezolanischer Wildkartoffeln (Solanum, Sect. Tuberarium). Cytologia 35: 153-170.

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Vilmorin & S. 1928

n 123×CCDB · solan · CCDB · Cave1963 · TreeOfSex · plant

CCDB · solan

CCDB · Cave1963 — Heiser 1963a

TreeOfSex · plant — floraperu ↗

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type253 records

Wild obs. + sensor98

Museum / vouchered131

Cultivated / captive7

Other17

Origin

Introduced2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO640 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy89% within 1 km

≤100 m 57≤1 km 13≤10 km 5>10 km 4

79 georeferenced · 19 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor98

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.

Coordinate accuracy49% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 22≤10 km 23>10 km 1

47 georeferenced · 84 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence131

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 2

2 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living7

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions20 of 34 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Bronx, US	19
Auckland, NZ	17
Xiamen, CN	10
South Kensington, GB	6
Aarhus, DK	5
Saint Louis, US	5
Bloomington, US	3
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record	3
Museo naturalistico del Frignano Ferruccio Minghellilocation not on record	2
Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record	2
Canberra, AU	2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	2
Mount Annan, AU	2
Calabar, NG	2
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Herbarium (NAUH)location not on record	1
Universidad de Nariño (UdeNar)location not on record	1
Kew, GB	1
Christchurch, NZ	1
Puerto Ayora, EC	1
Valparaiso, CL	1
Provo, US	1
Federal University of Espírito Santolocation not on record	1
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record	1
Durban, ZA	1
Quito, EC	1
Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis (JBBJCM)location not on record	1
UFOPlocation not on record	1
QCNElocation not on record	1
La Paz, BO	1
UFESlocation not on record	1
Universidad de La Salle (La Salle)location not on record	1
Wlocation not on record	1
Austin, US	1
Riobamba, EC	1

34 institutions · 100 of 131 vouchered records shown · 31 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Solanum muricatum 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

Detections DNA found1

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

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.

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