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blue potatobush

Lycianthes rantonnetii

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Common names

25 names · 20 languages
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Other languages (19)
Dutch
  • Blauwe aardappelstruik
  • Blauwe nachtschade
French
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 巴拉圭龍葵[2]
Croatian
  • krumpirov grm[2]
Czech
  • lilkovník hořcokvětý[2]
Finnish
  • helmikoisoke[2]
German
Greek
  • Μπλε σολάνο[2]
Hebrew
  • סולנום רנטונט[2]
Italian
Polish
  • Psianka Rantonettiego[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Паслён Рантонне[2]
Slovak
  • paprikovec Rantonnetov[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • himmelsöga[2]
Thai
  • บลูโปเตโตบุช[2]
Turkish
  • Mavi Patates Çalısı[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Lycianthes rantonnetii — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • blue potatobush — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Enzianstrauch — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • blue potato bush — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • blue potato-shrub — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Paraguayan nightshade — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Liciantes — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • solano lavanda — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Arbre à gentiane — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Morella di Rantonnet — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Solano-azul — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
[2] Lycianthes rantonnetii — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • blue potatobush — results[3].names[2]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Enzianstrauch — results[3].names[8]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • blue potato bush — results[3].names[3]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • blue potato-shrub — results[3].names[6]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Paraguayan nightshade — results[3].names[5]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Liciantes — results[3].names[4]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • solano lavanda — results[3].names[1]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Arbre à gentiane — results[3].names[7]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Morella di Rantonnet — results[3].names[19]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Solano-azul — results[3].names[15]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • helmikoisoke — results[3].names[9]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • lilkovník hořcokvětý — results[3].names[10]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Μπλε σολάνο — results[3].names[11]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • 蓝花茄 — results[3].names[12]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Паслён Рантонне — results[3].names[13]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • himmelsöga — results[3].names[14]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • סולנום רנטונט — results[3].names[16]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Mavi Patates Çalısı — results[3].names[17]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • Psianka Rantonettiego — results[3].names[18]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • บลูโปเตโตบุช — results[3].names[20]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • 巴拉圭龍葵 — results[3].names[21]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • krumpirov grm — results[3].names[22]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
  • paprikovec Rantonnetov — results[3].names[23]; taxon id 339360; Lycianthes rantonnetii.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Lycianthes rantonnetii ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Blue potato bush — VernacularName.tsv, line 175273; taxon 6QPDW.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Lycianthes rantonnetii is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Solanaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Bolivia to SE. & S. Brazil and NE. Argentina.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

blue potatobush (Lycianthes rantonnetii) is a shrub. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Lycianthes rantonnetii — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2309033; ID 6QPDW; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2309033; ID 6QPDW; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Lycianthes rantonnetii — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 231060; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 971440, 971441, 971442, 971443, 971444, 971445

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.