Common name
English: Irish potato
German: Erdapfel, Kartoffel
Mandarin: 阳芋 (yang yu)
Portuguese: Batata
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Solanales (101)
Family: Solanaceae (51)(family description)
Genus: Solanum (24)
Epithet: tuberosum L. (1)
Synonyms: Battata tuberosa (L.) Hill, Lycopersicon tuberosum (L.) Mill., Parmentiera edulis Raf., Solanum andigena Lechn., Solanum andigenum Juz. & Bukasov, Solanum apurimacense Vargas, Solanum aquinas Bukasov, Solanum aracatscha Besser, Solanum aracc-papa Juz. ex Rybin, Solanum ascasabii Hawkes, Solanum boyacense Juz. & Bukasov, Solanum caeruleiflorum Hawkes, Solanum caniarense Juz. & Bukasov, Solanum cardenasii Hawkes, Solanum cayeuxi Berthault, Solanum chariense A.Chev., Solanum chaucha Hawkes, Solanum chiloense (A.DC.) Berthault, Solanum chilotanum Hawkes, Solanum chocclo Bukasov & Lechn., Solanum churuspi Hawkes, Solanum ciezae Bukasov, Solanum coeruleiflorum Hawkes, Solanum cultum (A.DC.) Berthault, Solanum diemii E.Brücher, Solanum dubium E.H.L.Krause, Solanum erlansonii Bukasov, Solanum esculentum Neck., Solanum estradae L.E.López, Solanum estradea L.E.López, Solanum fonckii Phil., Solanum goniocalyx Juz. & Bukasov, Solanum herrerae Juz., Solanum hygrothermicum Ochoa, Solanum kesselbrenneri Juz. & Bukasov, Solanum leptostigma Juz., Solanum macmillanii Bukasov, Solanum maglia Bitter, Solanum mamilliferum Juz. & Bukasov, Solanum molinae Juz., Solanum multijugum Bukasov & Bavyko, Solanum oceanicum Brücher, Solanum ochoanum Lechn., Solanum paramoense Bitter, Solanum parmentieri Molina ex Walp., Solanum parvicorollatum Lechn., Solanum phureja Juz. & Bukasov, Solanum riobambense Juz. & Bukasov, Solanum rybinii Juz. & Bukasov, Solanum sabinei (A.DC.) Berthault, Solanum sanmartinense Brücher, Solanum sanmartiniense E.Brucher, Solanum sendigena Juz. & Bukasov, Solanum sinense Blanco, Solanum stenotomum Juz. & Bukasov
dubium => doubtful, uncertain (usually in regard to taxonomic placement)
edulis => edible
esculentum => edible, fit for human food
tuberosa => producing or resembling tubers
tuberosum => producing or resembling tubers
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, violet, pink, beige, white
External links
Check for Solanum tuberosum at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [701] Solanum tuberosum - Plants For A Future database
- [1188] Solanum - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
- [1657] Solanum tuberosum - Flora of China @ efloras.org