Solanum albornozii

Description

Solanum albornozii distribution map
Solanum albornozii distribution map

Solanum albornozii is a species from southern Ecuador.  Plants reach almost two feet tall.  Tubers are moniliform (like beads on a string).  White flowers.  Native habitat is slopes and forest borders around 7,500 feet (2300 m) (Correll 1962).

The specific epithet, albornozii, honors Argentinian botanist Antonio Albornoz.  While there is no completely standardized pronunciation for scientific names, the most common way to pronounce this species is probably so-LAY-num al-bor-NOZ-ee-eye.

A study of nutrient content in wild potatoes found that this species was among the highest in a large number of minerals, including potassium, sulfur, zinc, manganese, iron, and copper (Jansky 2016).

Resistances

Vega (1995) found that this species is less frost tolerant than domesticated potato and Hijmans (2003) also found minimal frost tolerance.

Condition Type Level of Resistance Source
Alternaria solani (Early Blight) Fungus Not resistant Jansky 2008
Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado Potato Beetle) Invertebrate Resistant Jansky 2009
Pectobacterium carotovorum (Blackleg/Soft Rot) Bacteria Not resistant Chung 2011
Phytophthora infestans (Late Blight) Fungus Resistant Champouret 2010
Phytophthora infestans (Late Blight) Fungus Some resistance Perez 2019
Phytophthora infestans (Late Blight) Fungus Some resistance Karki 2020
Potato Virus Y (PVY) Virus Not resistant Cai 2011
Potato Virus Y (PVY), NTN Strain Virus Not resistant Takacs 2000
Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) Virus Not resistant Takacs 2000

Glykoalkaloid content

No information.

Images

Solanum albornozii plant
Solanum albornozii plant
Solanum albornozii plant
Solanum albornozii plant
Solanum albornozii flower
Solanum albornozii flower
Solanum albornozii flower back
Solanum albornozii flower back
Solanum albornozii stem
Solanum albornozii stem
Solanum albornozii flowers
Solanum albornozii flowers
Solanum albornozii stem
Solanum albornozii stem
Solanum albornozii plant
Solanum albornozii plant
Berries of the wild potato species Solanum albornozii
Solanum albornozii berries
Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum albornozii
Solanum albornozii tubers

Cultivation

I have found seeds of this species slow and difficult to germinate.

Breeding

Crosses with S. tuberosum

Watanabe (1991) found no varieties of this species that produced 2n pollen.

Female Male Berry Set
Seed Set Germ Ploidy Source

Crosses with other species

Female Male Berry Set
Seed Set Germ Ploidy Source

References

Solanum albornozii at Solanaceae Source

Solanum albornozii at GRIN Taxonomy

Solanum albornozii at CIP