Synopsis and lectotypification of Solanum (Solanaceae) species endemic in the West Indies Author Madrid, Anales del Jardín Botánico de Author 2009 Author Knapp, Sandra text Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 2009 2009-07-07 66 1 65 84 journal article 10.3989/ajbm.2209 c4363035-d9cd-4166-a623-4e29d85a4be9 6326308 Solanum scandens Sessé & Moc., Fl. Mex., ed. 2, 53. 1894 Type: Cuba . Sessé & Mociño s.n. ( lectotype , MA [ MA-604676 , F neg. 48318], designated by Knapp , 2008a: 20 ; isolectotype MA [ MA-604675 , F neg. 48343, 5381, upper frag. in photo, sheet now divided]). Distribution. Endemic to Cuba, where it is found in forests and forest edges at low to middle elevations. Representative specimen. Cuba, Pinar del Río, Ekman 17544 (S). Solanum boldoense has occasionally been confused with the Mexican and Central American species S. dulcamaroides Dunal , to which it is probably closely related.