Solanum bahamense
Species of flowering plant
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Solanum bahamense, commonly known as the Bahama nightshade,[1] is a plant in the nightshade family. It is native across the West Indies, from the Florida Keys east to Dominica (excluding Hispaniola).[2] It is a common species in coastal habitats, often on calcareous soils.[2]
| Bahama nightshade | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. bahamense |
| Binomial name | |
| Solanum bahamense | |
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Synonymy
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Taxonomy
Originally described by Carl Linnaeus, it has a convoluted taxonomic history. S. bahamense is known by many junior synonyms and involved in several cases of homonymy.[3]
Some additional varieties of S. bahamense have been described, but they are not considered taxonomically distinct today:[3]
- Solanum bahamense var. inerme Dunal
- Solanum bahamense var. lanceolatum Griseb. (Not to be confused with S. lanceolatum.)
- Solanum bahamense var. luxurians D'Arcy
- Solanum bahamense var. rugelii D'Arcy
- Solanum bahamense var. subarmatum (Willd.) O.E.Schulz
