Solanum ensifolium is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae endemic to Puerto Rico. Commonly known as erubia, it is nearly extinct due to habitat loss.[1]

Solanum ensifolium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. ensifolium
Binomial name
Solanum ensifolium
Dunal
Synonyms

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Synonyms[2]

  • Solanum drymophilum O.E.Schulz
  • Solanum longifolium Pav. ex Dunal
Solanum congestiflorum var. longifolium is S. crispum
Solanum longifolium of Sessé & Mociño actually refers to the S. muricatum of Aiton.
Solanum longifolium of Dunal is Solanum subinerme.
Solanum nudum var. longifolium refers to S. sieberi

References

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  1. ^ WCMC (1998)
  2. ^ Solanaceae Source [2008]

Footnotes

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  • Solanaceae Source (20 November 2013). "Solanum ensifolium". Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  • World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Solanum drymophilum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30962A9596059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30962A9596059.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.