Solanaceae Juss.
Solanum linnaeanum Hepper & P.-M.L.Jaeger , legitimate, scientific
Hepper, F.N. & Jaeger, P.-M.L. (1986), Names changes for two old world Solanum species. Kew Bulletin 41(2): 435 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "South Africa: Somerset Div., Bosch Berg, June 1813, W.J. Burchell 3238 (holotype K; isotypes may be in B, CN, E, FI, G-DC, GH, GRA, L, LE, M, MO, NH, NY, P, P-JU, PRE, S, SAM according to Index Herbariorum, Collectors)."
Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 13 [secondary reference]
misapplication: Solanum sodomeum L. nom. rej. by Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 93 misapplication: Solanum sodomeum L. nom. rej. by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 149
Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Solanaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 366 [secondary reference]
common name: Apple of Sodom [n/a]
Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 301 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Solanum hermannii Dunal nom. illeg. misapplication: Solanum sodomeum L. nom. rej. by Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(4): 765 misapplication: Solanum sodomeum L. nom. rej. by Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 2 common name: Poison Bush [n/a] common name: Poison weed [n/a]
Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Solanaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 360, Fig. 69j [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Solanum hermannii Dunal nom. illeg. misapplication: Solanum sodomeum L. nom. rej. by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 554 common name: Apple of Sodom [n/a]
Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 538 [secondary reference]
Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 892 [secondary reference]
common name: Apple of Sodom [n/a]
Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Solanum hermannii Dunal nom. illeg.
Bean, A.R. (6 December 2004), The taxonomy and ecology of Solanum subg. Leptostemonum (Dunal) Bitter (Solanaceae) in Queensland and far north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Austrobaileya 6(4): 802-803, Fig. 10, Map 32 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Solanum hermannii Dunal nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Solanum sodomeum L. nom. rej. common name: Apple of Sodom [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Solanum hermannii Dunal nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Solanum sodomeum var. hermannii Dunal legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Solanum hermanni Symon orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Solanum sodomaeum F.Muell. orth. var. misapplication: Solanum sodomeum L. nom. rej. by Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(4): 765 misapplication: Solanum sodomeum L. nom. rej. by Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 2 misapplication: Solanum sodomeum L. nom. rej. by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 750, Fig. 1071 misapplication: Solanum sodomeum L. nom. rej. by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 554 misapplication: Solanum sodomeum L. nom. rej. by Heine, H. (1976), Flore de la Nouvelle-Caledonie 7: 144
  • APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 346-347, photos 9-12 [secondary reference]
common name: Apple of Sodom [n/a]