Taxon:  Solanum quitoense Lam.



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Leptostemonum
Section:
Lasiocarpa
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
101253
Place of publication:
Tabl. encycl. 2:16.  1794
Verified:
11/13/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Bedoya-Reina, O. C. & L. S. Barrero. 2010. Preliminary assessment of COSII gene diversity in lulo and a relative species: Initial identification of genes potentially associated with domestication. Gene 458:27-36.
  4. Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
  5. Bernardello, L. M. et al. 1994. Karyotypic studies in Solanum section Lasiocarpa (Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 81:95-103. Note: 2n=24, with karyotype formula: 10m + 2m, with one pair of metacentric chromosome carrying a satellite
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  12. Heiser, C. B., Jr. 1971. Notes on some species of Solanum (sect. Leptostemonum) in Latin America. Baileya 18:63.
  13. Heiser, C. B., Jr. 1985. Ethnobotany of the naranjilla (Solanum quitoense) and its relatives. Econ. Bot. 39:4-11.
  14. Heiser, C. B. 1989. Artificial hybrids in Solanum sect. Lasiocarpa. Syst. Bot. 14:3-6. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  15. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
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  18. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  19. Medina C., C. I. et al. 2009. Revisión del estado del conocimiento sobre la función productiva del lulo (Solanum quitoense Lam.) en Colombia. Corpoica cienc. tecnol. agropecu. 10:167-179.
  20. Nee, M. 1999. Synopsis of Solanum in the New World. Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization 330.
  21. Nuez, F. et al. 1993. Recolección de especies hortícolas en Ecuador. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 96:29-33.
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Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English Quito-orange 1 Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
French morelle de Quito 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French naranjille 2 Nuez, F. et al. 1993. Recolección de especies hortícolas en Ecuador. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 96:29-33.
French orange de Quito 2 Nuez, F. et al. 1993. Recolección de especies hortícolas en Ecuador. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 96:29-33.
German Quito-Nachtschatten 2 Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Spanish lulo 2 Villachica, H. 1996. Frutales y hortalizas promisorios de la amazonia. Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica. 44:203-207.
Spanish naranjilla 2 Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Swedish naranjilla 2 Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia cult.?
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador cult.?
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
Native
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia (cult.?), Ecuador (cult.?)
Cultivated
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Naturalized
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Panama
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodbeverage basefide Gentes Herb 12:108. 1981Whalen, M. D. et al. 1981. Taxonomy of Solanum section Lasiocarpa. Gentes Herbarum 12:106.
Human foodfruitfide Gentes Herb 12:108. 1981Whalen, M. D. et al. 1981. Taxonomy of Solanum section Lasiocarpa. Gentes Herbarum 12:106.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=101253. Accessed 9 May 2024.