Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Solanum iodinum
Solanaceae Juss.
Solanum iodinum A.R.Bean , legitimate, scientific
Bean, A.R. (9 May 2013), A taxonomic review of the Solanum sturtianum subgroup of subgenus Leptostemonum (Solanceae). Nuytsia 23: 148-149, Figs 11 (map), 12 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Mount Padbury Station, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 15 August 1986, R.J. Cranfield 5709 (holo: PERTH 03699455; iso: CANB 380509).
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet is from the Greek word iodes meaning 'violet-like'. This refers to the calyx lobes that are a rich violet colour in this species."
Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 49 [secondary reference]