Tiina Särkinen, Paúl Gonzáles, Sandra Knapp
Phytokeys
Figure 5.Photos of Solanum arenicola. A Habit B Buds and flowers, showing the dense indumentum of glandular-tipped, multi-cellular hairs throughout C Maturing fruits, showing reflexed pedicels in infrutescence D Leaf size and shape variation present within individuals as observed in the field (A–D Särkinen & Balarezo 4866). Scale bars = 1 mm. All photos by T. Särkinen.
Ppolo k mai or Thorny ppoloSolanaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, extinct; Molokai, extinct; Lnai, extinct; Maui, extinct; extant only on Hawaii Island)NatureServe: Critically ImperiledHawaii Island (Cultivated)EtymologyThe Latin generic name Solanum is derived from solor or solatus, comforter, for some plants in this genus that were used medically, specifically S. nigrum, once used to treat epilepsy.The Latin epithet incompletum, lacking parts, in reference to the flowers.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/
Ppolo or Nelson's horsenettleSolanaceae (Nightshade family)Endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsStatus: VulnerableOahu (Cultivated); Midway Island formEtymologyThe Latin generic name Solanum is derived from solor or solatus, comforter, for some plants in this genus that were used medically, specifically Solanum nigrum, once used to treat epilepsy.The specific epithet, nelsonii, is named on behalf of David Nelson, a botanist who traveled with Captain Cook on his third voyage of discovery in 1779 and collected more than 130 plant specimens from Mauna Loa, Hawaii Island.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Solanum_nelsonii
Dreyhundert auserlesene amerikanische Gewachse nach linneischer Ordnung..Nurnberg,Auf Kosten der Raspischen Buchh.,1785-88..biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3479959Tho often deadly, solanine found in nightshade sp. Solanum incanum used in Kenya 2 treat cutaneous mycotic infections biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3479959