v15i1.401
Volume 15 | Number 1 | 2026
Major Article
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v15i1.401
Submitted date: 22 January 2025
Accepted date: 9 April 2026
Published date: 16 May 2026
Pp. 56–62.
A NEW SPINY EGGPLANT SPECIES OF THE GENUS Solanum L. (ANGIOSPERMS: SOLANACEAE) FROM INDONESIAN BORNEO
Esthi L. Agustiani*, Siti Susiarti, Tutie Djarwaningsih & Muhammad R. Hariri
*Corresponding author. E-mail: esth003@brin.go.id
Abstract
A novel Solanum species belonging to the Leptostemonum clade has been identified in the Indonesian flora. The new species is currently exclusively found in East and South Kalimantan. It is primarily found in the gardens of inhabitants of Kalimantan. It thrives in a variety of soil types, including sandy loam, well-drained, and acidic black soils. This species resembles S. lasiocarpum but can be distinguished by its nearly as-long-as-wide leaf blades, very shallowly lobed leaves, a puberulent adaxial surface with occasional long-stalked stellate hairs, an oblique leaf base, slightly longer pedicels, larger corolla lobes, and a puberulent, pendent mature fruit. A detailed description, taxonomic note, and an initial evaluation of the conservation status of this species are provided.
Section Editor: Gustavo Heiden
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v15i1.401
Submitted date: 22 January 2025
Accepted date: 9 April 2026
Published date: 16 May 2026
Pp. 56–62.
A NEW SPINY EGGPLANT SPECIES OF THE GENUS Solanum L. (ANGIOSPERMS: SOLANACEAE) FROM INDONESIAN BORNEO
Esthi L. Agustiani*, Siti Susiarti, Tutie Djarwaningsih & Muhammad R. Hariri
*Corresponding author. E-mail: esth003@brin.go.id
Abstract
A novel Solanum species belonging to the Leptostemonum clade has been identified in the Indonesian flora. The new species is currently exclusively found in East and South Kalimantan. It is primarily found in the gardens of inhabitants of Kalimantan. It thrives in a variety of soil types, including sandy loam, well-drained, and acidic black soils. This species resembles S. lasiocarpum but can be distinguished by its nearly as-long-as-wide leaf blades, very shallowly lobed leaves, a puberulent adaxial surface with occasional long-stalked stellate hairs, an oblique leaf base, slightly longer pedicels, larger corolla lobes, and a puberulent, pendent mature fruit. A detailed description, taxonomic note, and an initial evaluation of the conservation status of this species are provided.
Section Editor: Gustavo Heiden
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