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Solanaceae

Solanum nitidum Ruiz & Pav.

Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum

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Solanum nitidum: Solanum nitidum , a species with distinctive leaves from the mountains of Peru. In context at: http://www.dixpix.ca/sth_cordillera/flora/sola_nico/index.html
Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Quechua
Chillpi, Chinchi-chinchi, Puka luri wich'u, Puka luri wichu

Synonyms

  • Solanum calygnaphalum Ruiz & Pav.
  • Solanum cotopaxense Dunal
  • Solanum gnaphaloides Pers.
  • Solanum heteranthera Willd.
  • Solanum nitidum var. angustifolium Dunal
  • Solanum rhamnoides Dunal
  • Solanum theresiae Zahlbr.
  • Witheringia angustifolia Dunal

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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). About our plant data.