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Latin name	Solanum aligerum Schltdl.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica) MW MC South America (Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Solanum manicatum Bitter Solanum pterocladum Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
English name	shintez nightshade
French name	morelle shintez
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Other name	shintez (tzeltal, Mexico)
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Latin name	Solanum arboreum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Solanum dolichostylum O.E.Schulz Solanum kenoyeri Standl. Solanum novo-granatense Dunal Solanum orygale C.V.Morton Solanum ripivagum Pittier
English name	treelike nightshade
French name	morelle arborée
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Latin name	Solanum asperum Rich.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (SE Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Panama) N MW South America (Colombia to Guianas, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Use	fr
Synonym	Solanum clathratum Sendtn. Solanum radula Vahl
English name	harsh nightshade
French name	morelle rude
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Latin name	Solanum atitlanum K.E.Roe
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Use	sa (shade tree)
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English name	Atitlan nightshade
French name	morelle d'Atitlan
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Latin name	Solanum brenesii C.V.Morton & Standl.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Brenes nightshade
French name	morelle de Brenes
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Latin name	Solanum brevipedicellatum K.E.Roe
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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English name	shortpedicel nightshade
French name	morelle à pédicelles courts
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Latin name	Solanum chrysotrichum Schltdl.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia) int SE Eurasia (Taiwan)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Solanum torvum var. pleiotomum C.Y.Wu & S.C.Huang
English name	goldenhair nightshade
French name	morelle dorée
Spanish name	chichigua de monte
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Latin name	Solanum circinatum Bohs
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	dr (bark of lower stems used as vermifugal tea, bruised leaves are applied to inflamed wounds, cooked leaves are drunk for heart attacks and headache, infusion of leaves used to cure erysipelas, the leaves are mashed in water to treat cuts and sores) fd (fruits eaten raw, sweetened and made into preserves or juices or candied in syrup) fr ma (juice of fruits and leaves used to paint designs on pottery, leaves used to dye pots black)
Synonym	Cyphomandra artocarpophylla H.J.P.Winkl. Cyphomandra costaricensis Donn.Sm. Cyphomandra dendroidea Pittier Cyphomandra dolichorhachis Bitter Cyphomandra hartwegii (Miers) Walp. Cyphomandra hartwegii (Miers) Walp. ssp. hartwegii Cyphomandra heterophylla Donn.Sm. non Taub. Cyphomandra holtonii Hochr. Cyphomandra mollicella Standl. Cyphomandra naranjilla Pittier Cyphomandra splendens Dunal Pionandra hartwegii Miers
English name	circinate nightshade
French name	morelle circinée
Spanish name	contra gallinazo (Panama); fruta de agua (Honduras); monca prieto, monka prieto (Panama); naranjilla (Colombia); pepinillo (Costa Rica); regalgar, reventadera (Colombia); sandillo (Costa Rica); tomate de Indio (Colombia); tomate de montaña, tomate de monte (Ecuador); tomate del monte (Colombia); tomate silvestre (Ecuador); tonga, tsutsucuru, venenillo (Colombia); zopilote (Costa Rica)
Other name	dwergtafrabon (Suriname); irayo panga, irayuyo, irayuyu (quichua, Ecuador); kó pi (secoya, Ecuador); maluside (Ecuador); tigriston (Suriname)
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Latin name	Solanum coelocalyx Alain
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Constanza)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	hollowcalyx nightshade
French name	morelle de Constanza
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Latin name	Solanum cordovense Sessé & Moç.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	hel calc
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Synonym	Solanum edwardsii Standl. Solanum lundellii Standl. Solanum luridum Dunal
English name	Cordova nightshade
French name	morelle de Cordova
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Latin name	Solanum cutervanum Zahlbr.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Solanum angustifolium Ruiz & Pav. Solanum aureum var. angustelanceolatum Bitter Solanum pulverulentum Pers.
English name	Cutervo nightshade
French name	morelle de Cutervo
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Latin name	Solanum dendroicum O.E.Schulz & Ekman
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Peninsula de Samaná)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Samaná nightshade
French name	morelle de Samaná
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Latin name	Solanum erianthum D.Don
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; USA: Florida; Bahamas, West Indies) N MW South America (Colombia to Guianas, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg calc
Use	fd (oil) fr ma ma(ob) (leaves used to wash dishes) tx
Synonym	Solanum erianthum var. adulterinum (G.Don) Baker & Simmonds Solanum verbascifolium auct. non L. Solanum verbascifolium var. adulterinum G.Don
English name	male pito sico (Belize); mullein nightshade; mullein-leaved solanum (Bahamas); potato-tree (USA); salvadora; salve-bush (Bahamas); turkey-berry (Virgin Islands); wild susumber (Jamaica); wild tobacco (Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
French name	morelle à feuilles de molène; amorette mâle, amorette marron, amourette, amourette franche, morelle sombre, morelle triste, tabac marron, zamourette franc, zamourette male, zamourette marron (Haiti)
Spanish name	berenjena (Mexico); berenjena de paloma; friega plato (El Salvador, Honduras); friegaplatos (Central America, Dominican Republic); hediondilla (Guatemala); hereryena de paloma (Puerto Rico); hoja blanca (Honduras); lavaplato (Nicaragua); palo blanco (Belize); pendejera, pendejera hedionda, pendejera macho (Cuba); quiebra plato (Nicaragua); tabaco bobo (Guatemala); tabaco cimarrón (Cuba); tabacón (Central America, Dominican Republic); tabacón afelpado (Puerto Rico); tabacuelo (Central America, Dominican Republic); tapalayote (El Salvador, Honduras); zorillo (Costa Rica)
Other name	allay muy (maya, Belize); amourèt mal, amourèt mawon (creole, Haiti); tabak mawon (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Solanum gundlachii Urb.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Solanum latifolium Griseb. non Poir.
English name	Cuban nightshade
French name	morelle de Cuba
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Latin name	Solanum hayesii Fernald
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	fr
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English name	Hayes nightshade
French name	morelle de Hayes
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Latin name	Solanum hazenii Britton
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Solanum verbacifolium var. viridi-scabrum Dunal
English name	Hazen nightshade
French name	morelle de Hazen
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Latin name	Solanum hirtum Vahl
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil: Amazonas)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Use	dr fd
Synonym	Solanum echinocarpum Bredem. Solanum flavescens Dunal Solanum flavescens var. albescens Dunal Solanum molestum Brandegee Solanum obtusifrons Pittier Solanum orenocense Dunal Solanum timotense Pittier
English name	hairy nightshade
French name	morelle velue
Spanish name	huevos de perro (Costa Rica
Other name	shumpa (maya, Belize); wolak'anch'ish (tzeltal, Mexico)
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Latin name	Solanum hispidum Pers.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Use	dr (leaves used to reduce inflammation)
Synonym	Solanum phaeophyllum Werderm. Solanum rusbyi Britton ex Rusby Solanum stellatum Ruiz & Pav. non Jacq.
English name	bristly nightshade
French name	morelle hispide
Spanish name	frutillo, pepo cujaco (Colombia); pungal (Ecuador)
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Latin name	Solanum incomptum Bitter
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	unadorned nightshade
French name	morelle simple
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Latin name	Solanum lepidotum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N M SC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Use	fr
Synonym	Solanum argenteum Dunal ex Poir. Solanum bifidum Dunal Solanum bifidum var. grandifolium Gilli Solanum celsum Standl. & C.V.Morton Solanum citrifolium Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. Solanum oblitum Dunal Solanum salviifolium Standl. non Lam.
English name	scurfy nightshade
French name	morelle pelliculeuse
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Latin name	Solanum nudum Dunal
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
Use	dr ma tx
Synonym	Solanum antillarum O.E.Schulz Solanum micranthum Willd. Solanum parcebarbatum var. minorfrons Bitter Solanum supranitidum Bitter
English name	naked nightshade; diaper wash, Maya washing soap, Mayan soap, nightshade (Belize)
French name	morelle dénudée
Spanish name	ajicillo (Cuba); arito (Dominican Republic); hoja de golpe (El Salvador); lava paêal, lava pañal (Belize); mantequita (Dominican Republic); sapote (Ecuador); tabaco cimarrón (Cuba); yerba de barrer (Belize)
Other name	sak-kol (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Solanum pensile Sendtn.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Solanum granelianum D'Arcy Solanum ipomoea Sendtn. Solanum laetum Miq. Solanum miquelii C.V.Morton Solanum palenquense D'Arcy Solanum prehensile Pittier Solanum scandens L. Solanum scandens L.f. Solanum sempervirens Dunal Solanum styracioides Rusby
English name	pensile nightshade
French name	morelle pleureuse
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Other name	ambilaranca (quichua, Ecuador); dacame, ongay (waorani, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Solanum polygamum Vahl
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	polygamous nightshade; cackalaka berry (Puerto Rico)
French name	morelle polygame
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Latin name	Solanum pulverulentifolium K.E.Roe
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	powdery nightshade
French name	morelle saupoudrée
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Other name	tumal tez (tzeltal, Mexico)
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Latin name	Solanum punctulatum Dunal
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
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English name	punctate nightshade
French name	morelle ponctuée
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Latin name	Solanum racemosum Jacq.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (USA: Florida, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel xer
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Synonym	Solanum bahamense Maycock non L. Solanum igneum L.
English name	bitterberry nightshade; berry bush, bitter berry (Barbados?); canker berry (USA); cankerberry, cankerwood (Antigua); hedge bush (Barbados?)
French name	morelle picanier; bois teurtre, bord de mer, jacquot, mélongène diable, picanier femelle, picanier mâle (Lesser Antilles)
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Latin name	Solanum rovirosanum Donn.Sm.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Cyphomandra homalophylla Standl. Solanum schippii Standl.
English name	Rovirosa nightshade
French name	morelle de Rovirosa
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Latin name	Solanum rudepannum Dunal
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Use	dr
Synonym	Solanum auctosepalum Rusby Solanum diversifolium Schltdl. Solanum fendleri Van Heurck & Müll.Arg. Solanum isthmicum Bitter Solanum ochraceo-ferrugineum (Dunal) Fernald Solanum torvum var. ochraceo-ferrugineum Dunal
English name	woolly nightshade
French name	morelle laineuse
Spanish name	berenjena (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Solanum rugosum Dunal
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel mes calc
Use	fr
Synonym	Solanum asperum sensu Duss & Griseb. non Rich. Solanum asperum Vahl
English name	rough nightshade; pigeon egg (Belize); potato
French name	morelle rugueuse; bois-lélé, mélongène-bâtard, mélongène-diable, petite bélangère
Spanish name	cucuna (Venezuela); huevo de paloma (Belize); sepi (Puerto Rico); tabacón (Dominican Republic); tabacón aspero (Puerto Rico)
Other name	caiucára (Brazil)
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Latin name	Solanum schlechtendalianum Walp.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Use	dr (leaves are applied on tumours)
Synonym	Capparis hypoleuca C.Presl Solanum fragile C.Wright ex Griseb. Solanum geminifolium Schltdl. & Cham. non Thonn. Solanum gentlei Lundell Solanum heterotrichum Dunal Solanum salviifolium Lam.
English name	Schlechtendal nightshade
French name	morelle de Schlechtendal
Spanish name	papelillo de sope (El Salvador); pendejera cimarrona (Cuba)
Other name	huaranga panga (quichua, Ecuador)
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