Solanum seaforthianum
Andrews · speciesAt a glance
Sources14 archives
Databases and archives Solanum seaforthianum's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation8 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility7 248 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI4 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics5 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↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & 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 seaforthianum, the Brazilian nightshade, is a flowering evergreen vine of the family Solanaceae native to tropical South America. As a member of the Solanum genus, it is related to such plants as the tomato and potato. It is characterized by clusters of four to seven leaves and can climb to a height of 6 m given enough room. It blooms in the mid to late summer with clusters of star-shaped purple inflorescence followed by scarlet marble-sized berries. The plant is highly heat resistant, but cannot tolerate frost conditions. The plant contains modest amounts of various tropane alkaloids such as atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine and should be considered mildly toxic and inedible. Promising molluscicidal and schistosomicidal activities were displayed for the S. seaforthianum extracts and fractions which are attributed to the glycoalkaloid content. The species has become widely naturalised outside its native range and is an invasive species in Australia, Africa, Indochina, the Pacific Islands and India, choking native vegetation and poisoning livestock. Solanum seaforthianum smothering native vegetation, Queensland.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology16
Life cycle & reproduction4
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment13
Physiology & chemistry1
Compounds documented for Solanum seaforthianum across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile1 class
Documented compounds1 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Tetradecenyl acetate, (11Z)- | 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 seaforthianum 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 seaforthianum 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.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
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 248×GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl +5
2n 321×CCDB · book-indian_vol1
n 127×CCDB · solan · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 +1
n 161×CCDB · Cave1956supp
n 241×CCDB · iapt
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type7 248 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 institutions84 of 147 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Brisbane, AU | 206 |
| Saint Louis, US | 132 |
| Bronx, US | 80 |
| Durango, MX | 76 |
| Smithfield, AU | 60 |
| Kew, GB | 54 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 48 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 38 |
| Mexico City, MX | 37 |
| Canberra, AU | 30 |
| South Kensington, GB | 27 |
| Armidale, AU | 25 |
| Chicago, US | 24 |
| Tampa, US | 23 |
| Adelaide, AU | 21 |
| National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record | 18 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 17 |
| Miami, US | 16 |
| Mérida, MX | 15 |
| Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record | 15 |
| St. Augustine, TT | 14 |
| Austin, US | 13 |
| Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record | 11 |
| Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record | 11 |
| León, NI | 11 |
| Tsukuba, JP | 11 |
| Altos de Pipe, VE | 11 |
| Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV | 10 |
| Paris, FR | 10 |
| Pondicherry, IN | 9 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 9 |
| Riverside, US | 9 |
| Palmerston, AU | 9 |
| Porto Alegre, BR | 8 |
| Pretoria, ZA | 8 |
| Nishihara, JP | 8 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 7 |
| Tapachula, MX | 7 |
| Université de Strasbourglocation not on record | 7 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 6 |
| Blumenau, BR | 6 |
| Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record | 6 |
| Berlin, DE | 6 |
| Stockholm, SE | 5 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 5 |
| James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record | 5 |
| MAlocation not on record | 5 |
| Tlalnepantla, MX | 4 |
| UEMlocation not on record | 4 |
| Odawara, JP | 4 |
| Juriquilla, MX | 4 |
| San Diego, US | 4 |
| Hermosillo, MX | 4 |
| Beijing, CN | 4 |
| Kensington, AU | 4 |
| San José, CR | 4 |
| BISHlocation not on record | 4 |
| Taipei, TW | 4 |
| Durban, ZA | 3 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 3 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 3 |
| Hobart, AU | 3 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 3 |
| Guatemala, GT | 3 |
| TAIElocation not on record | 3 |
| Batemans Bay, AU | 3 |
| Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxicolocation not on record | 3 |
| Instituto de Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipaslocation not on record | 3 |
| INMAlocation not on record | 3 |
| Bogotá, D.C., CO | 3 |
| Leiden University Medical Centerlocation not on record | 3 |
| Austin, US | 2 |
| Universidad de Nariño (UdeNar)location not on record | 2 |
| UTFPR-CPlocation not on record | 2 |
| UnBlocation not on record | 2 |
| Centro de Pesquisas Agropecuarias do Tropico Umidolocation not on record | 2 |
| HUAlocation not on record | 2 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 2 |
| Mérida, MX | 2 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 2 |
| UFMGlocation not on record | 2 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 2 |
| Taipei, TW | 2 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 2 |
| Plocation not on record | 2 |
| Honolulu, US | 2 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 2 |
| La Paz, MX | 2 |
| Jackson, US | 2 |
| TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record | 2 |
| NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record | 2 |
| Autlán de Navarro, MX | 2 |
| Mexico City, MX | 2 |
| Arusha, TZ | 2 |
| Nishihara, JP | 2 |
| Taipei, TW | 2 |
| Wlocation not on record | 2 |
| UFMSlocation not on record | 2 |
| Chapingo, MX | 1 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk, UA | 1 |
| Guasave, MX | 1 |
| Auckland, NZ | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record | 1 |
| Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Bloomington, US | 1 |
| Fredericksburg, US | 1 |
| Loja, EC | 1 |
| Burlington, US | 1 |
| Jardín Botánico de Cartagena "Guillermo Piñeres" (JBC)location not on record | 1 |
| Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record | 1 |
| Denver, US | 1 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record | 1 |
| CEPLAClocation not on record | 1 |
| VENlocation not on record | 1 |
| Madison, US | 1 |
| Universidad Nacional Agrarialocation not on record | 1 |
| McWane Science Centerlocation not on record | 1 |
| Arizona State University Biocollectionslocation not on record | 1 |
| Cambridge, US | 1 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 1 |
| Ciudad de México, MX | 1 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| South African National Biodiversity Institute, The National Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidade de São Paulolocation not on record | 1 |
| Qarshi Botanical Gardenlocation not on record | 1 |
| Columbia, US | 1 |
| Universidad de La Salle (La Salle)location not on record | 1 |
| Santiago de Cali, CO | 1 |
| UERJlocation not on record | 1 |
| Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record | 1 |
| Santarém, BR | 1 |
| Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabascolocation not on record | 1 |
| BMlocation not on record | 1 |
| UTFPR-DVlocation not on record | 1 |
| UNESP, Campus São José Rio Prêtolocation not on record | 1 |
| Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahualocation not on record | 1 |
| UNESP-RClocation not on record | 1 |
| Criciúma, BR | 1 |
| Chiba, JP | 1 |
| Uberlândia, BR | 1 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 1 |
| EL PASO, US | 1 |
| Campo Mourão, BR | 1 |
| UTFPR-SLlocation not on record | 1 |
| Vancouver, CA | 1 |
| UNESClocation not on record | 1 |
| Museo de Historia Natural de El Salvadorlocation not on record | 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 seaforthianum 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.