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Solanum rigidum

Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Solanum rigidum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae.[1] It goes by the common names olho de vaca or olho de boi.[2]

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

Solanum rigidum is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.[1] It grows at sea levels at 100 meters.[2]

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Genetics

The chromosome number for this species is currently not known.[2]

Reproduction

It is classified as andromonoecious.[3]:16 With a single or few hermaphroditic flowers located at the base of the inflorescence and distal flowers functioning as males.[2]

Disturbution

It is native to Cape Verde[4] with it being present on 5 islands. According to the IUCN, the species seems to have disappeared from São Vicente and Boavista.[1]

Collections of this species in found the Caribbean have most likely been introduced from the Cape Verde by slave ships.[2]

References

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