Solanum campylacanthum

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Solanum delagoense subsp. omahekense
• Solanum volkensii var. himatacanthum
• Solanum delagoense var. tomentellum
• Solanum delagoense var. benguelense
• Solanum bojeri var. deckenii
• Solanum delagoense var. obliquum
• Solanum merkeri var. tobleri
• Solanum neumanni var. schoense
• Solanum delagoense var. munitius
• Solanum merkeri var. intermontanum
• Solanum malacochlamys var. transgrediens
• Solanum bojeri var. sinuatorepandum
• Solanum campylacanthum var. ellipsoideum
• Solanum delagoense subsp. pliomorphum
• Solanum mossambicensis
• Solanum delagoense subsp. transvaalense
• Solanum beniense
• Solanum panduriforme
• Solanum pembae
• Solanum pentheri
• Solanum delagoense
• Solanum lachneion var. intercedens
• Solanum delpierrei
• Solanum delagoense var. brachyastrotrichum
• Solanum endlichii
• Solanum tabacicolor
• Solanum deckenii
• Solanum neumanni
• Solanum campylacanthum subsp. beniense
• Solanum campylacanthum var. mollius
• Solanum antidotum
• Solanum delagoense subsp. epacanthastrum
• Solanum astrochlaenoides
• Solanum bojeri var. houyanum
• Solanum benguelense
• Solanum campylacanthum subsp. kondeense
• Solanum bojeri
• Solanum delagoense subsp. baumii
• Solanum bussei
• Solanum bojeri var. integrum
• Solanum campylacanthum subsp. panduriforme
• Solanum cufodontii
• Solanum merkeri subsp. militans
• Solanum fischeri
• Solanum himatacanthum
• Solanum campylacanthum subsp. cordifrons
• Solanum iodes
• Solanum lachneion
• Solanum macrosepalum
• Solanum magdalenae
• Solanum malacochlamys
• Solanum maranguense
• Solanum melongenifolium
• Solanum merkeri
• Solanum delagoense var. astrochlaenoides
• Solanum mesomorphum
• Solanum merkeri var. endastrophorum
• Solanum mossambicense
• Solanum merkeri var. ruandense
• Solanum merkeri var. mediidominans
• Solanum delagoense subsp. punctatistellatum
• Solanum ochracanthum
• Solanum delagoense var. karagweanum
• Solanum omahekense
• Solanum lachneion var. protopyrrhotrichum
• Solanum omitiomirense
• Solanum delagoense var. fischeri
• Solanum stellativillosum var. makinduense
• Solanum pharmacum
• Solanum lachneion var. abbreviatum
• Solanum phoricum
• Solanum psilostylum
• Solanum repandifrons
• Solanum secedens
• Solanum sennii
• Solanum stellativillosum
• Solanum tomentellum
• Solanum trepidans
• Solanum tuntula
• Solanum ukerewense
• Solanum urbanianum
• Solanum verbascifrons
• Solanum volkensii

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Solanales, it is classified under the family Solanaceae and is a member of the genus Solanum.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific distribution pattern concentrated within the tropical regions of the African continent. In West-Central Tropical Africa, it can be found inhabiting the territories of Burundi, Congo, and Rwanda. Its presence is also well-documented within the expansive borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Beyond the central regions, the species extends its range into Northeast Tropical Africa. Specifically, this northernmost part of its distribution includes the nation of Djibouti.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Morphology

The morphology of Solanum campylacanthum is characterized by its growth form as a herb, appearing as a non-woody plant throughout its structure. It functions as a self-supporting climber, utilizing its physical structure to ascend without the strict requirement of external scaffolding typical of obligate climbers.

Climber :

self-supporting

Growth form :

herb

Woodiness :

non-woody

Physiology

The physiology of Solanum campylacanthum is fundamentally defined by its carbon assimilation mechanism, utilizing a C3 photosynthetic pathway to convert light energy and atmospheric carbon dioxide into chemical energy. Under this metabolic framework, the plant undergoes the Calvin cycle directly within the mesophyll cells, where the enzyme RuBisCO facilitates the initial fixation of CO2 into three-carbon molecules. This C3 pathway dictates the plant's water-use efficiency and its adaptive responses to varying environmental stressors, such as light intensity and temperature fluctuations. Furthermore, the physiological processes involving gas exchange and transpiration are tightly regulated to balance the intake of carbon dioxide for biomass production against the potential for photorespiration, which is a characteristic physiological constraint of the C3 photosynthetic mode.

Photosynthetic pathway :

C3

Reproduction

The reproduction of Solanum campylacanthum is characterized by the production of seeds that exhibit specific morphological and mass-related variations. The reproductive output of the plant yields seeds with a mean mass of approximately 0.004553333 g. Within the population, there is a measurable range of seed sizes, with the smallest recorded seed mass being 0.00353 g and the largest reaching a maximum of 0.00606 g. These quantitative traits indicate a degree of variability in the energetic investment per seed during the reproductive cycle.

Seed mass max:

0.00606 g

Seed mass mean:

0.004553333 g

Seed mass min:

0.00353 g

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Solanum campylacanthum has 4 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include ARSENIC, CHROMIUM, LEAD, NICKEL.

ARSENIC

1. Analytica chimica acta

CHROMIUM

1. Analytica chimica acta

LEAD

1. Analytica chimica acta

NICKEL

1. Analytica chimica acta

Preparations

Solanum campylacanthum has 1 reported preparations identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include Ethanol extracts.

Ethanol extracts

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology