Taxon: Solanum demissum Lindl.

 
Genus: Solanum
Subgenus: Potatoe
Section: Petota
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Solanoideae
Tribe: Solaneae
Nomen number: 864
Place of publication: J. Hort. Soc. London 3:70, f. p. 69. 1848
Link to protologue:
Typification:
Name Verified on: 22-nov-2010 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 12-jul-2018
Species priority site is: Potato Germplasm Introduction Station (NR6)
Accessions: 2 in National Plant Germplasm System

Economic Importance:

  • Gene sources: cold tolerance for potato (fide Pl Breed Rev 19:76. 2000, for Erwinia)
  • Gene sources: disease resistance for potato (to late blight fide Potato EGR)
  • Gene sources: pest resistance for potato (fide Pl Breed Rev 19:76. 2000, for Erwinia)
  • Gene sources: secondary genetic relative of potato (fide Handb Potato 27. 2006, as hexaploid)

Distributional Range:

    Native

    Northern America
    • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua (c. & s.), Durango, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora]
    • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Federal District]

    Southern America
    • CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala [Huehuetenango, Sacatepequez, Totonicapan]


References:

  1. Hawkes, J. G. The potato: evolution, biodiversity, and genetic resources. 1990 (Potato EGR) 193.
  2. Jansky, S. 2000. Breeding for disease resistance in potato Pl. Breed. Rev. 19:76.
  3. Spooner, D. M. et al. 2000. Potato germplasm collecting expedition to Mexico in 1997: taxonomy and new germplasm resources Amer. J. Potato Res. 77:262.

Check other web resources for Solanum demissum Lindl. :

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=864. Accessed 7 junio 2026.