Solanum tuberosum L.

Common name

English: Irish potato

German: Kartoffel

Mandarin: 阳芋 (yang yu)

Portuguese: Batata

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (1919)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1830)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1545)

      Order: Solanales (71)

        Family: Solanaceae (38) (family description)

          Genus: Solanum (19)

           Epithet: tuberosum L. (1)

tuberosum => Producing or resembling tubers

Characteristics

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: purple, violet, pink, beige, white

External links

Check for Solanum tuberosum at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

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