Former subspecies In the past this plant was variously considered a
variety of other
Solanum species. It was included in
Solanum glutinosum as var.
irazuense by Kuntze (note that there was also a
S. irazuense, which is the same as
Solanum pubigerum. It was included in
Solanum corymbosum of
von Jacquin (a valid species), and in
S. hernandesii (which is currently
Solanum ferrugineum) as var.
corymbosum by Dunal – not to be confused with the
S. corymbosum of Wight based on Nees (which is the same as the
nomen nudum S. vagum of B. Heyne, based on
N. Wallich). Like many nightshade species, it was also included in
Solanum torvum, in its case by
Otto Sendtner as var.
schiedeanum.
Former synonyms There are also a number of now-invalid names where the orangeberry nightshade was considered a distinct species. Many of these are also
homonyms of other
Solanum taxa: •
Solanum amictum Dunal :
S. amictum var.
fructipendulum is
S. rudepannum. •
Solanum bifidum Sessé & Moc. (
non Dunal in DC.: preoccupied) :The
S. bifidum described by
Dunal in
de Candolle is
S. lepidotum. That described by
de Conceição Vellozo from Dunal in DC. is
S. subumbellatum. •
Solanum canescens Pav. ex Dunal (
non Blume: preoccupied) :
S. canescens as described by Blume is an undetermined species. The
S. canescens of
L.C. Richard based on Dunal in de Candolle is the
S. asperum of L.C. Richard. That described by
Kitaibel is
S. villosum of
Philip Miller. •
Solanum cinerascens Pav. ex Dunal •
Solanum cymosum Ortega :The
S. cymosum described by Banks from Dunal in de Candolle is
S. viridifolium. The one described by Ruiz & Pavón Jiménez is
S. corymbosum of von Jacquin. •
Solanum densiflorum M.Martens & Galeotti :As described by Otto Sendtner in
von Martius,
S. densiflorum refers to
S. piluliferum. As described by Dunal in de Candolle, it refers to the indeterminable
S. athroanthum. •
Solanum floccosum M.Martens & Galeotti (
non Zipp. ex Span.: preoccupied) :
S. floccosum Zipp. ex Span. is an undetermined species. As described by Dunal in de Candolle it refers to
S. pachimatium. •
Solanum hartwegii Benth. •
Solanum inaequale Hornem. :
S. inaequale of de Conceição Vellozo is
S. pseudoquina. The one described by C. Presl is
S. lanceifolium of von Jacquin. •
Solanum lambertii Dunal •
Solanum lanceolatum var.
sinuatum Dunal •
Solanum leiboldianum Dunal •
Solanum macrophyllum Hort. ex Dunal •
Solanum mexicanum Dunal •
Solanum mexicanum var.
albiflorum Dunal :The
S. mexicanum described by
Willdenow from
J.J. Roemer &
J.A. Schultes is
S. pubigerum. The one described by Sessé &
Mociño is
S. bulbocastanum. •
Solanum schiedeanum Schltdl. •
Solanum vellereum Schltdl.
Other nomenclature The
taxon S. lanceolatum had also been used for other
Solanum species in error. As used by Ruiz &
Pavón Jiménez, it refers to
Solanum ruizii. The
S. lanceolatum of Berthault is
Solanum cardiophyllum as described by
John Lindley. ==Cultivation — invasive species==