Abstract
Solanum L. section Petota Dumort., which includes the cultivated potato (S. tuberosum L.) and its wild relatives, has been the subject of intensive taxonomic research in the last 25 years. The last comprehensive taxonomic treatment by Hawkes (1990) recognized seven cultivated and 225 wild species, yet the latest estimate is four cultivated and about 100 wild species. These changes have all involved synonymy of preexisting names, but our intensive nomenclatural research in the mega-diverse Solanum (1000+ species) revealed a name, Solanum stipuloideum Rusby, that is the earlier valid name for the species long known as Solanum circaeifolium Bitter. Because this latter name is frequently used in the literature we here present a taxonomic treatment of S. stipuloideum with complete synonymy in order to clarify nomenclature and species circumscription for this common species; this study also highlights the value of genus-wide taxonomic treatments.
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Solanum L. sección Petota Dumort., que incluye a la papa cultivada (S. tuberosum L.) y sus parientes silvestres, ha estado sujeta a investigación taxonómica intensiva en los últimos 25 años. El último tratamiento detallado taxonómico por Hawkes (1990) reconocía siete especies cultivadas y 225 silvestres, pero la estimación más reciente es de cuatro cultivadas y cerca de 100 especies silvestres. Todos estos cambios han involucrado sinonimia de nombres preexistentes, pero nuestra investigación intensiva sobre nomenclatura en la mega-diversa Solanum (1000+ especies) reveló un nombre, Solanum stipuloideum Rusby, que es el nombre válido previo para la especie conocida por mucho tiempo como Solanum circaeifolium Bitter. Debido a que este último nombre se usa frecuentemente en la literatura, aquí presentamos un tratamiento taxonómico de S. stipuloideum con sinonimia completa, a fin de aclarar la circunscripción de nomenclatura y especies para esta especie común; este estudio también resalta el valor de tratamientos taxonómicos de todos los géneros.
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This research was funded by the National Science Foundation Planetary Biodivesity Inventory Program (NSF DEB 0316614). We thank Alan Whittemore and two unnamed reviewers for review.
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Spooner, D.M., Knapp, S. Solanum stipuloideum Rusby, the Correct Name for Solanum circaeifolium Bitter. Am. J. Potato Res. 90, 301–305 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-013-9304-5
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