Dunal, M.F. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1852), Solanaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 13(1): 50 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In promont. Bonae Spei (Drège); in Arabiâ circa Taifa (a Mus. Paris. mihi comm. n. 29)."

Henderson, R.J.F. (1974), Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae) and Related Species in Australia. Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 16: 60-61 [secondary reference]

Symon, D.E. (14 August 1981), A revision of the genus Solanum in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 4: 50-51, Figs 6, 148K, 159K, Map 19 [secondary reference]

Purdie, R.W., Symon, D.E. & Haegi, L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Solanaceae. Flora of Australia 29: 100, Map 76 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised)

Symon, D.E. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (September 1993), Solanaceae. A list of the vascular plants of South Australia Edn. 4: 79 [secondary reference]

Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 124 [secondary reference]

Särkinen, T., Poczai, P., Barboza, G.E., van der Weerden, G.M., Baden, M. & Knapp, S. (2018), A revision of the Old World Black Nightshades (Morelloid clade of Solanum L., Solanaceae). Phytokeys 106: 133-141, Figs 40, 41, 42 (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "South Africa. Eastern Cape: Graaff Reinet (“Graafeynet”), 3000–4000 ft, 1838, J.F. Drège 7864b (lectotype designated here: G-DC [G00144331]; isolectotypes:K [K000414172], S [acc. # S-G-5707])."

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