Solanum glaucophyllumDesf.

waxyleaf nightshade

WFO wfo-0001028148 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Solanum glaucophyllum, photographed by Diego Carús
fig. a Diego Carús, CC0 1.0 / 2022-05-19 / obs. 199772380
Solanum glaucophyllum, photographed by Bahiano Ayala
fig. b Bahiano Ayala, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 192658873
Solanum glaucophyllum, photographed by Andrea Gantzer
fig. c Andrea Gantzer, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 179774085
Solanum glaucophyllum, photographed by Pablo Bombín
fig. d Pablo Bombín, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 174825712
Solanum glaucophyllum, photographed by Eduardo Luis Beltrocco
fig. e Eduardo Luis Beltrocco, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 173527540
Solanum glaucophyllum, photographed by demianlescano
fig. f demianlescano, CC0 1.0 / obs. 166603034
Solanum glaucophyllum, photographed by Eduardo Luis Beltrocco
fig. g Eduardo Luis Beltrocco, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 165774797
Solanum glaucophyllum, photographed by Leonel Roget
fig. h Leonel Roget, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 165481100

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Native range 7 botanical countries

Regions where Solanum glaucophyllum is native: Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay Argentina NortheastArgentina NorthwestBoliviaBrazil SouthBrazil West-CentralParaguayUruguay
Native distribution of Solanum glaucophyllum, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Argentina Northeast AGE SOUTHERN AMERICA
Argentina Northwest AGW
Bolivia BOL
Brazil South BZS
Brazil West-Central BZC
Paraguay PAR
Uruguay URU

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 19 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Solanum albomarginatum (Chodat) Hassl.
  • Solanum glaucescens Bacle ex Dunal
  • Solanum glaucum Dunal
  • Solanum glaucum Rojas
  • Solanum glaucum Bertol.
  • Solanum glaucum-fruticosum Larrañaga
  • Solanum malacoxylon Sendtn.
  • Solanum malacoxylon f. albomarginatum (Chodat) Hassl.
  • Solanum malacoxylon f. malacoxylon
  • Solanum malacoxylon f. vulgare Hassl.
  • Solanum malacoxylon subf. angustissimum (Kuntze) Hassl.
  • Solanum malacoxylon subsp. malacoxylon
  • Solanum malacoxylon var. albomarginatum Chodat
  • Solanum malacoxylon var. angustissimum Kuntze
  • Solanum malacoxylon var. genuinum Hassl.
  • Solanum malacoxylon var. latifolium Kuntze
  • Solanum malacoxylon var. malacoxylon
  • Solanum malacoxylon var. subvirescens Hassl.
  • Solanum vulgare Hassl.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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