Solanum demissum

Solanum demissum is a species of wild potato in the family Solanaceae, native to Mexico and Guatemala.[1] It has been extensively used as a source of alleles for resistance to Phytophthora infestans, the cause of late potato blight, to improve the domestic potato Solanum tuberosum.[2]

Solanum demissum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. demissum
Binomial name
Solanum demissum
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Solanum alpicum Standl. & Steyerm.
    • Solanum demissum f. adpresso-acuminatum Bukasov ex Rybin
    • Solanum demissum f. atrocyaneum Lechn. ex Bukasov
    • Solanum demissum f. calycotrichum Hawkes
    • Solanum demissum var. klotzschii Bitter
    • Solanum demissum f. longifilamentosum Hawkes
    • Solanum demissum var. mastoidostigma Hawkes
    • Solanum demissum f. microcalyx Lechn. ex Bukasov
    • Solanum demissum var. orientale Hawkes
    • Solanum demissum f. perotanum Hawkes
    • Solanum demissum f. tlaxpehualcoense Bukasov ex Rybin
    • Solanum demissum f. tolucense Hawkes
    • Solanum demissum f. xitlense Bukasov ex Rybin
    • Solanum semidemissum Juz.
    • Solanum semidemissum Juz. ex Bukasov
    • Solanum stoloniferum var. pumilum M.Martens & Galeotti

References
  1. "Solanum demissum Lindl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Ono, Seijiro; Sanetomo, Rena; Hosaka, Kazuyoshi (2016). "Genetic transmission of Solanum demissum (2n = 6x = 72) chromosomes from a pentaploid hybrid of S. tuberosum (2n = 4x = 48) into the aneuploid BC1 progeny". Euphytica. 207: 149–168. doi:10.1007/s10681-015-1558-1. S2CID 15300886.


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