Solanum clokeyi, known as Clokey's nightshade,[3][4] Island nightshade, or Santa Cruz Island nightshade, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family endemic to California, United States.[4] It occurs in southeastern California, including the Channel Islands and Santa Catalina Island.[4] The name honors American botanist Ira Waddell Clokey. It is sometimes treated as a synonym or variety of Solanum wallacei.[5]
Solanum clokeyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Genus: | Solanum |
Species: | S. clokeyi
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Binomial name | |
Solanum clokeyi Munz[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Solanum clokeyi Munz". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "Solanum clokeyi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ NRCS. "Solanum clokeyi". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ a b c "Solanum clokeyi". Calflora. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database.
- ^ "Solanum wallacei (A.Gray) Parish". solanaceaesource.org. Solanaceae Source. Retrieved 2018-11-02.