Solanaceae
Bahama nightshade
Solanum bahamense
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bahama nightshade, Berengena de playa, Canker berry
Synonyms
- Solanum anacanthum Dunal
- Solanum bahamense var. lanceolatum Griseb.
- Solanum bahamense var. luxurians D'Arcy
- Solanum bahamense var. rugelii D'Arcy
- Solanum bahamense var. subarmatum (Willd.) O.E.Schulz
- Solanum cestrifolium Willd. ex Guss.
- Solanum cestrifolium Willd. ex Colla
- Solanum cestrophyllum Dunal
- Solanum fruticosum Mill.
- Solanum igneum L.
- Solanum igneum var. igneum
- Solanum igneum var. inerme Dunal
- Solanum igneum var. parvifolium Vahl
- Solanum lanceifolium Salisb.
- Solanum lanceifolium Nocca
- Solanum molle Bertero ex Dunal
- Solanum parvifolium Steud.
- Solanum persicifolium Dunal
- Solanum persicifolium var. angustifolium Dunal
- Solanum persicifolium var. belloi O.E.Schulz
- Solanum persicifolium var. parvifolium (Vahl) O.E.Schulz
- Solanum persicifolium var. persicifolium
- Solanum racemosum Jacq.
- Solanum racemosum var. igneum (L.) O.E.Schulz
- Solanum racemosum var. racemosum
- Solanum ramosum Lam.
- Solanum subarmatum Willd.
- Solanum torvum var. persicifolium (Dunal) M.Gómez
- Solanum umbrosum Balb. ex Dunal
- Solanum umbrosum Bertero ex Dunal
- Solanum varginstonicum Buc'hoz
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dayron Breto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: monkeyjodey, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.