Taxon:  Lycianthes asarifolia (Kunth & C. D. Bouché) Bitter



Summary
Genus:
Lycianthes
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Capsiceae
Nomen number:
400000
Place of publication:
Abh. Naturwiss. Verein Bremen 24:423.  1920
Comment:
see BPH on-line for serial abbreviation
Verified:
09/12/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Solanum asarifolium Kunth & C. D. Bouché

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Reference(s)
  1. Benítez de Rojas, C. & W. G. D'Arcy. 1997. The genus Lycianthes (Solanaceae) in Venezuela. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 84:177-180.
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. Hawkes, J. G. et al., eds. 1991. Solanaceae III: taxonomy, chemistry, evolution
  4. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  5. Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia
  6. Williams, D. 1994. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
Spanish (Bolivia) motojobobo 2 Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuyn.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayAsunción 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayPresidente Hayes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMadre de Dios 
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Santa Cruz], Colombia, Ecuador, Peru [Loreto, Madre de Dios]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Jujuy (n.)], Paraguay [Asunción, Presidente Hayes]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruitused to prepare "tablilla" candy and preservesWilliams, D. 1994. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=400000. Accessed 30 May 2026.