Solanum laxissimum

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum laxissimum

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum laxissimum is a Peruvian species growing in eastern Andean forests.  Plants three to twelve feet tall and perhaps as much as 16 feet according to Correll (1962).  […]

Solanum kurtzianum

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum kurtzianum

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum kurtzianum (kurtzianum, in honor of German botanist Fritz Kurtz) is a wild potato species from Argentina. The specific epithet, kurtzianum, honors German botanist Fritz Kurtz.  While there […]

Solanum juzepczukii

Tubers of the potato species Solanum juzepczukii

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum juzepczukii is perhaps better included among the cultivated species than the wild, but as a wild species hybrid, the dividing line isn’t entirely clear.  This species is […]

Solanum infundibuliforme

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum infundibuliforme

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum infundibuliforme is a high altitude species, growing natively in dry regions with almost year-round frost exposure, similar to S. acaule.  Small plants, about 4 to 10 inches […]

Solanum immite

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum immite

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum immite (immite means rough) is a Peruvian species.  Plants reach a foot tall or a little more.  White flowers. The specific epithet, immite, means “mixed,” but I […]

Solanum hypacrarthrum

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum hypacrarthrum

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum hypacrarthrum is a Peruvian species.  Plants reach a little more than a foot tall.  White tubers.  Flowers are white, occasionally white with light blue, rarely entirely blue.  […]

Solanum huancabambense

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum huancabambense

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Based on the published descriptions of this species, it seems that I might have a mismatch here.  I have gone back to the original genebank accession and confirmed […]

Solanum garcia-barrigae

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum garcia-barrigae

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum garcia-barrigae is a species from northern Colombia.  Tubers small and whitish. The specific epithet, garcia-barrigae, honors Colombian botanist Hernando Garcia-Barriga.  While there is no completely standardized pronunciation […]

Solanum gandarillasii

Solanum gandarillasii plant

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum gandarillasii is a Bolivian species, growing in dry environments.  Plants about six inches tall, occasionally up to a foot.  Stolons about a foot long.  Tubers very small, […]

Solanum flahaultii

Tubers of the wild potato species Solanum flahaultii

Return to Wild Potato Index Purchase seeds or tubers of Common Names Code Synonyms Clade Series Ploidy EBN Tuberization Photoperiod Self-compatibility Nuclear Genome Cytoplasmic Genome Citation Description Solanum flahaultii is a Colombian species, possibly reaching slightly into Venezuela.  Plants reach about 18 inches tall.  Flowers purple or violet.  Conical berries. Tubers small and whitish.   […]