Solanum linnaeanum

TaxID: 329777

Basic Information

Scientific Name *

Solanum linnaeanum

Common Name

Apple of Sodom, Sodom-apple

Introduction

Solanum linnaeanum is a nightshade species known as devil's apple and, in some places where it is introduced, apple of Sodom. The latter name is also used for other nightshades and entirely different plants elsewhere, in particular the poisonous milkweed Calotropis procera. This poisonous plant bearing tomato-like fruit is native to many African countries Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and is considered to be an invasive species in Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji, New Caledonia, other Pacific Islands, the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia, and northern areas of Pakistan. When raw its fruits are green and look exactly like the Thai eggplant and when ripe they are yellow. In Ukambani eastern Kenya children in the villages in summer season use the poisonous yellow fruit as football, cautiously. Solbec Pharmaceuticals attempted to develop Coramsine, a 1:1 mixture of the alkaloids solamargine and solasonine extracted from Solanum linnaeanum, as a cancer drug. Preliminary clinical trials were initially promising, but the drug was ultimately unsuccessful. Solanum linnaeanum may be confused with Solanum cinereum (Narrawa burr) in Australia, the neotropical Solanum capsicoides, or Solanum incanum in Africa.

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Taxonomic Information

Domain/Kingdom

Eukaryota

Phylum

Streptophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Family

Solanaceae

Genus

Solanum

Species

linnaeanum

Subspecies

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country	Status	Year Added
French Polynesia	Absent	—

Distribution (26 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

26

Present

0

Absent

0

Unknown/Other

Country	Status	State
Algeria	Present	—
Australia	Present	—
Germany	Present	—
Spain	Present	—
Ethiopia	Present	—
France	Present	—
United Kingdom	Present	—
Greece	Present	—
Italy	Present	—
Japan	Present	—

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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID	Tissue	Developmental Stage	Sex	Read Count	Location	Actions
SRR28444331	Leaf	adult plant	-	29431708	Australia	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA1078428 Experiment ID SRX24048077 Study ID SRP496466 Category weed Title RNA-Seq of Solanum linnaeanum Design Description Total RNA was isolated from samples of leaves, flower buds, inflorescences, or young fruits using the NucleoSpin RNA Plant RNA isolation kit (MACHEREY-NAGEL) Sample Attributes {'tissue': 'Leaf', 'dev_stage': 'adult plant', 'geo_loc_name': 'Australia', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2022-01-11', 'biomaterial_provider': 'University of Connecticut plant collection'}

DNA Barcodes (12 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID	BIN	Marker	Length	Country	Date	Lat/Lon	Sequence
SAFH2018-11	-	rbcLa	552	South Africa	2010-12-12	-33.813, 18.381	AGTGTT---GGATTCAAAGCTGGTGTTAAAGAGTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGAGTACCAAACCAAGGATACTGATATATTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTTCCACCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCCGCGGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTATGGACCGATGGACTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGGCGATGCTACCGCATCGAGCGTGTTGTTGGAGAAAAAGATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTACCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCCGTTACCAATATGTTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTTGGGTTCAAAGCCCTGCGCGCTCTACGTCTGGAAGATCTGCGAATCCCTCCTGCTTATGTTAAAACTTTCCAAGGTCCGCCTCATGGGATCCAAGTTGAAAGAGATAAATTGAACAAGTATGGTCGTCCCCTGTTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCTAAATTGGGGTTATCTGCTAAAAACTACGGTAGAGCTGTTTATGAATGTCTT
SAFH2018-11	-	matK	765	South Africa	2010-12-12	-33.813, 18.381	---------------------------TCTTCTTTACTTTTATTACGA---TTCTTTCTCCAC---------GAATATTGTAAT------------------TTGAAT---------------------------AGTCTTATTACTTCA---------------------AAGAAGCCCGGTTAC---TCTTTTTCAAAAAAA------------------------------AATCCAAAATTCTTCTTCTTCTTATAT------------AATTCTTATGTATATGAATGCGAATCTACTTTC---GTCTTTCTACGGAAACAGTCTTTT---CATTTACGATCAACA---TCTTTTGGAGCCCTTCTTGAACGAATATATTTCTATGGA---------------AAAATAGAACGT---------------------CTTGTAGAAGTC------------TTTGCTAAG---------------------------GATTTTCAGGTT------ACCCTATGGTTATTCAAGGATCCT------TTGATGCATTATGTTAGGTATGAAGGAAAATCAATTCTGGCTTCA------AAAGGGACGTTT------CTTTTGATGAAT---------AAATGGAAATTTTACCTTGTCAATTTTTGGCAATGTCATTTTTCTATGTACTTTCACACAGGAAGGATCCATATAAACCAA---------TTATCCAACCATTCC------CGTGACTTTATGGGC------TATCTTTCAAGT------GTGCGACTAAATCATTCAATGGTACGT------AGTCAAATGTTCGAAAATTCA------TTTCTAATCAATAATCCAATT------AAGAAATTCGATACCCTTGTTCCAATTATTCCTTTGATTGGATCATTAGCTAAAGCACACTTTTGTACCGTATTAGGGCATCCCATTAGTAAACCGGTTTGGTCC---GATTTATCAGATTCTGATATTATTGACCGATTTGGGCGTATATGCAGAAATCTTTTTCATTATTAT---AGCGGATCTTCCAAAAAAAAGACTTTATAT-------------------------------------------
ITSAH4968-14	-	ITS2	208	-	-	-	ATCGCGTCGCCCCCCGCACGCCGCTCGGCGTCGCGGGGGCGGATATTGGCCTCCCGTGCGCCTCGCGCCCGCGGCCGGCCTAAATGCGAGTCCACGTCGACGGACGTCGCGGCAAGTGGTGGTTGTAACTCAACTCTCTTGGTGCCGCGGCCAAAGCCCGTCGCGCGTGCGCGCTCCACGACCCTTCCGGCGCTAGCGCGCTCCGACC
ITSAE2220-14	-	ITS2	207	-	-	-	ATCGCGTCGCCCCCCGCACGCCGCTCGGCGTCGCGGGGGCGGATATTGGCCTCCCGTGCGCCTCGCGCCCGCGGCCGGCCTAAATGCGAGTCCACGTCGACGGACGTCGCGGCAAGTGGTGGTTGTAACTCAACTCTCTTGGTGCCGCGGCCAAAGCCCGTCGCGCGTGCGCGCTCCACGACCTTCCGGCGCTAGCGCGCTCCGACC
GBVK4579-11	-	matK	934	-	-	-	CGTCGGAAAATTCTGGTTATAACAATAAATTTAGTTTCCTAATTGTGAAACGTTTAATTACTCGAAGGTATCAACAGAATCATTTTCTTATTTCTACTAATGATTCTAACAAAAATCCATTTTTGGGGTGCAACAAGAGTTTGTATTCTCAAATGATATCAGAGGGATTTTCATGTATTGTGGAAATTCCATTTTCTCTACGATTAATATCTTCTTTATCTTCTTTCGAAGAAAAAAAGATTTTAAAATCTCATAATTTACGATCAATTCATTCAACATTTCCTTTTTTAGAGGACAATTTGTCACATCTAAATTATGTATTAGATATACTAATACCCTACCCCGTTCATCTGGAAATCTTGGTTCAAACTCTTCGTTATTGGGTAAAAGATGCCTCTTCTTTACATTTATTACGATTCTTTCTCCACGAATATTGTAATTTGAATAGTCTTATTACTTCAAAGAAGCCCGGTTACTCTTTTTCAAAAAAAAATCCAAAATTCTTCTTCTTCTTATATAATTCTTATGTATATGAATGCGAATCTACTTTCGTCTTTCTACGGAAACAGTCTTTTCATTTACGATCAACATCTTTTGGAGCCCTTCTTGAACGAATATATTTCTATGGAAAAATAGAACGTCTTGTAGAAGTCTTTGCTAAGGATTTTCAGGTTACCCTATGGTTATTCAAGGATCCTTTGATGCATTATGTTAGGTATGAAGGAAAATCAATTCTGGCTTCAAAAGGGACGTTTCTTTTGATGAATAAATGGAAATTTTACCTTGTCAATTTTTGGCAATGTCATTTTTCTATGTACTTTCACACAGGAAGGATCCATATAAACCAATTATCCAACCATTCCCGTGACTTTATGGGCTATCTTTCAAGTGTGCGACTAAATCATTCAATGGTACGTAGTCAAATGTTCGAAAA
GBVK4578-11	-	matK	1527	United States	-	38.82081, -96.33162	ATGGAAGAAATCCACAGATATTTACAGCCAGATAGCTCACAACCACACAATTTCCTATATCCACTTATCTTTCAGGAGTATATTTATGCACTTGCTCAGGATCATGGTTTAAATAGAAATAGGTTGATTTTGTTGGAAAATTCTGGTTATAACAATAAATTTAGTTTCCTAATTGTGAAACGTTTAATTACTCGAATGTATCAACAGAATCATTTTCTTATTTCTACTAATGATTCTAACAAAAATCCATTTTTGGGGTGCAACAAGAGTTTGTATTCTCAAATGATATCAGAGGGATTTTCATGTATTGTGGAAATTCCATTTTCTCTACGATTAATATCTTCTTTATCTTCTTTCGAAGAAAAAAAGATTTTAAAATCTCATAATTTACGATCAATTCATTCAACATTTCCTTTTTTAGAGGACAATTTGTCACATCTAAATTATGTATTAGATATACTAATACCCTACCCCGTTCATCTGGAAATCTTGGTTCAAACTCTTCGTTATTGGGTAAAAGATGCCTCTTCTTTACATTTATTACGATTCTTTCTCCACGAATATTGTAATTTGAATAGTCTTATTACTTCAAAGAAGCCCGGTTACTCTTTTTCAAAAAAAAATCCAAAATTCTTCTTCTTCTTATATAATTCTTATGTATATGAATGCGAATCTACTTTCGTCTTTCTACGGAAACAGTCTTTTCATTTACGATCAACATCTTTTGGAGCCCTTCTTGAACGAATATATTTCTATGGAAAAATAGAACGTCTTGTAGAAGTCTTTGCTAAGGATTTTCAGGTTACCCTATGGTTATTCAAGGATCCTTTGATGCATTATGTTAGGTATGAAGGAAAATCAATTCTGGCTTCAAAAGGGACGTTTCTTTTGATGAATAAATGGAAATTTTACCTTGTCAATTTTTGGCAATGTCATTTTTCTATGTACTTTCACACAGGAAGGATCCATATAAACCAATTATCCAACCATTCCCGTGACTTTATGGGCTATCTTTCAAGTGTGCGACTAAATCATTCAATGGTACGTAGTCAAATGTTCGAAAATTCATTTCTAATCAATAATCCAATTAAGAAATTCGATACCCTTGTTCCAATTATTCCTTTGATTGGATCATTAGCTAAAGCACACTTTTGTACCGTATTAGGGCATCCCATTAGTAAACCGGTTTGGTCCGATTTATCAGATTCTGATATTATTGACCGATTTGGGCGTATATGCAGAAATCTTTTTCATTATTATAGCGGATCTTCCAAAAAAAAGACTTTATATCGAATAAAGTATATACTTCGACTTTCTTGTGCTAGAACTTTAGCTCGGAAACACAAAAGTACTGTACGCACTTTTTTGAAAAGATCGGGCTCGGAATTATTGGAAGAATTCTTAACGTCGGAAGAACAAGTTCTTTCTTTGACCTTCCCACGAGCTTCGTCTAGTTTGTGGGGAGTATATAGAAGTCGGATTTGGTATTTGGATATTTTTTGTATCAATGATCTGGCGAATTATCAA
GBVK4577-11	-	rbcL	684	Portugal	-	39.675292999999996, -7.9336624	---------------GGTGTTAAAGAGTAC------------AAATTGACTTATTATACT---CCTGAGTACCAAACCAAGGATACTGATATATTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTTCCACCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCCGCGGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCT---ACTGGTACATGGACA---ACTGTATGGACCGATGGA---CTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGGCGATGCTACCGCATCGAGCGTGTTGTTGGAGAAAAA---GATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTACCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAA---GGTTCCGTT---ACCAATATGTTTACT---TCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTT---GGGTTCAAAGCCCTGCGC---GCTCTACGTCTG---GAAGATCTGCGA---ATCCCTCCTGCTTATGTTAAAACT---TTCCAAGGTCCG---CCTCATGGGATC---CAAGTTGAAAGAGAT---------AAA------TTGAAC---------------AAG---TAT---GGTCGTCCCCTGTTGGGATGTACTATT---AAACCTAAA---TTGGGGTTA---TCT---GCTAAAAACTACGGT---AGAGCT---GTTTATGAATGTCTTCGCGGTGGACTTGATTTTACCAAAGAT------------------------GAT---------------------GAGAACGTGAACTCACAACCATTTATGCGTTGGAGAGATCGTTTC---TGC---TTT------------------------------------------------------------TGTGCCGAAGCA---CTTTTTAAAGCACAGGCTGAA---ACAGGT---GAAATCAAAGGACATTACTTGAATGCTACT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GBVK4576-11	-	matK	813	Portugal	-	39.675292999999996, -7.9336624	TATTAGATATACTAATACCCTACCCCGTTCATCTGGAAATCTTGGTTCAAACTCTTCGTTATTGGGTAAAAGATGCCTCTTCTTTACATTTATTACGATTCTTTCTCCACGAATATTGTAATTTGAATAGTCTTATTACTTCAAAGAAGCCCGGTTACTCTTTTTCAAAAAAAAATCCAAAATTCTTCTTCTTCTTATATAATTCTTATGTATATGAATGCGAATCTACTTTCGTCTTTCTACGGAAACAGTCTTTTCATTTACGATCAACATCTTTTGGAGCCCTTCTTGAACGAATATATTTCTATGGAAAAATAGAACGTCTTGTAGAAGTCTTTGCTAAGGATTTTCAGGTTACCCTATGGTTATTCAAGGATCCTTTGATGCATTATGTTAGGTATGAAGGAAAATCAATTCTGGCTTCAAAAGGGACGTTTCTTTTGATGAATAAATGGAAATTTTACCTTGTCAATTTTTGGCAATGTCATTTTTCTATGTACTTTCACACAGGAAGGATCCATATAAACCAATTATCCAACCATTCCCGTGACTTTATGGGCTATCTTTCAAGTGTGCGACTAAATCATTCAATGGTACGTAGTCAAATGTTCGAAAATTCATTTCTAATCAATAATCCAATTAAGAAATTCGATACCCTTGTTCCAATTATTCCTTTGATTGGATCATTAGCTAAAGCACACTTTTGTACCGTATTAGGGCATCCCATTAGTAAACCGGTTTGGTCCGATTTATCAGATTCTGATATTATTGACCGATTTGGGCGTATATGCAGAAATCTTTTTCATTATTATA
GBITS71458-21	-	ITS	602	-	2005-01-01	-	GGATCCGAAACCTGCACAGCAGAACGACCCGCGAACACGTTCAAAACACCGGGGGAGCCGCGCGGCGTGGGGCGCTCCGGCGCCGCCCCGCGCGTCTGCCCCTCGCCCCCTCTTCGGGGGGGGCCAAACGAACCCCGGCGCGGAAAGCGCCAAGGAATACTCAAATGAGAGCCCTCCGCCCGTGCCCCGTCCGCGGGGCGTGCGGGCGGATGCGTGCTTCTTTCGAAACCAAAACGACTCTCGGCAACGGATATCTCGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGTAGCGAAATGCGATACTTGGTGTGAATTGCAGAATCCCGTGAACCATCGAGTCTTTGAACGCAAGTTGCGCCCGAAGCCGTCAGGCCGAGGGCACGTCTGCCTGGGCGTCACGCATCGCGTCGCCCCCCGCACGCCGCTCGGCGTCGCGGGGGCGGATATTGGCCTCCCGTGCGCCTCGCGCCCGCGGCCGGCCTAAATGCGAGTCCACGTCGACGGACGTCGCGGCAAGTGGTGGTTGTAACTCAACTCTCTTGGTGCCGCGGCCAAAGCCCGTCGCGCGTGCGCGCTCCACGACCCTTCCGGCGCTAGCGCGCTCCGACC
GBITS54437-21	-	ITS	607	-	-	-	GGATCATTGTCGAAACCTGCACAGCAGAACGACCCGCGAACACGTTCAAACACCGGGGGAGCCGCGCGGCGTGGGGCGCTCCGGCGCCGCCCCGCGCGTCTGCCCCTCGCCCCCTCTTCGGGGGGGGCCAAACGAACCCCGGCGCGGAAAGCGCCAAGGAATACTCAAATGAGAGCCCTCCGCCCGTGCCCCGTCCGCGGGGCGTGCGGGCGGATGCGTGCTTCTTTCGAAACCAAAACGACTCTCGGCAACGGATATCTCGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGTAGCGAAATGCGATACTTGGTGTGAATTGCAGAATCCCGTGAACCATCGAGTCTTTGAACGCAAGTTGCGCCCGAAGCCGTCAGGCCGAGGGCACGNNNGCCTGGGCGTCACGCATCGCGTCGCCCCCCGCGCGCCGCTCGGCGTCGCGGGGGCGGATACTGGCCTACCGTGCGCCTCGCGCCCGCGGCCGGCCTAAATGCGAGTCCACGTCGACGGACGTCGCGGCAAGTGGTGGTTGTAACTCAACTCTCTTGGCGCCGCGGCCGCAGCCCGTCGCGCGTGCGCGCTCCACGACCCTTCCGGCGCTAGCGCGCTCCGACCGCGA

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Solanum linnaeanum

Basic Information

Taxonomic Information

Photos (5 photos)

Morphological Features

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Distribution (26 countries)

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

Genomes (0 records)

Transcriptomes (1 records)

DNA Barcodes (12 records)

Literature

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