Solanum jasminoides, Solanum laxum, Potato Vine

Solanum jasminoides J. Paxton
Family: Solanaceae
Synonym: Solanum laxum Spreng.

Common name: Potato Vine
Manipuri: Morok lei
German: Jasminblütiger Nachtschatten
French: Morelle faux jasmin
Dutch: Klimmende nachtschade
Finnish: Köynnöskoiso
Swedish: Stjärnsöta
Chinese: 素馨叶白英
The ovate or ovate-lanceolate leaves are 30 to 50 mm long and 15 to 25 mm wide. The white or pale blue flowers appear in groups of around 20 in branched inflorescences, produced in profusion in the spring but also sporadically at other times of the year. These are followed by dark blue or black berries that are around 8 mm in diameter.

35 Published articles of Solanum jasminoides
1.    Identification of Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) from infected Solanum jasminoides in Hungary Krizbai, L., et al., Novenyvedelem, 2014. 50(1): p. 19-22.
2.    First report of pospiviroids infecting ornamental plants in Australia: potato spindle tuber viroid in Solanum laxum (synonym S. jasminoides) and Citrus exocortis viroid in Petunia spp Brunschot, S.L., et al., New Disease Reports, 2014. 29: p. 3-3.
3.    Anticancer potential of Solanum jasminoides Porwal, O., et al., International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR), 2014. 5(9): p. 3768-3774.
4.    First Reports of Potato spindle tuber viroid on Solanum jasminoides and of Tomato apical stunt viroid on Solanum rantonnetti in Poland Hennig, E., et al., Plant Disease, 2013. 97(12): p. 1663-1663.
5.    Report on Potato spindle tuber viroid infection of Solanum jasminoides in the Marche region, C.-E.I.M., S., et al. Giornate Fitopatologiche 2012, Milano Marittima. 2012. 671-674.
6.    New spirostanol glycosides from Solanum nigrum and S-jasminoides Ohno, M., et al., Journal of Natural Medicines, 2012. 66(4): p. 658-663.
7.    In-vitro antioxidant activity of Solanum jasminoides Paxt extracts Chandrasekar, M.J.N., et al., Journal of Natural Remedies, 2012. 12(2): p. 115-118.
8.    First report of Tomato apical stunt viroid in Solanum jasminoides in Slovenia Marn, M.V. and I.M. Plesko, New Disease Reports, 2012. 26: p. 7-7.
9.    First report of Tomato apical stunt viroid and Chrysanthemum stunt viroid in Solanum jasminoides in Austria Grausgruber-Groger, S. and R.A. Gottsberger, New Disease Reports, 2011. 24: p. 4-Article 4.
10.    First record of Citrus exocortis viroid infecting Solanum jasminoides in Italy Torchetti, E.M., B. Navarro, and F.d. Serio, Journal of Plant Pathology, 2011. 93(4, Supplement): p. S4.76-S4.76.
11.    FIRST RECORD OF CITRUS EXOCORTIS VIROID INFECTING SOLANUM JASMINOIDES IN ITALY Torchetti, E.M., B. Navarro, and F. Di Serio, Journal of Plant Pathology, 2011. 93(4): p. 76-76.
12.    Detection of Citrus exocortis viroid in Solanum jasminoides in Slovenia Marn, M.V. and I.M. Plesko, Journal of Plant Pathology, 2011. 93(4, Supplement): p. S4.79-S4.79.
13.    Citrus exocortis viroid infecting twenty year old Solanum jasminoides plants in Italy Sorrentino, R., et al., Journal of Plant Pathology, 2011. 93(4, Supplement): p. S4.89-S4.89.
14.    Mechanical transmission of Potato spindle tuber viroid between plants of Brugmansia suaveoles, S.j.a.p.a.t.V., J. Th J., et al., European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2010. 128(4): p. 417-421.
15.    First report of Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) in Brugmansia spp., S.j., Solanum muricatum and Petunia spp. in the Czech Republic Mertelik, J., et al., Plant Pathology, 2010. 59(2): p. 392-392.
16.    Detection of Citrus exocortis viroid on Solanum jasminoides plantlets from an Austrian nursery Gottsberger, R.A. and B. Suarez-Mahecha, Plant Pathology, 2010. 59(6): p. 1159-1159.
17.    First report of Solanum jasminoides infected by Citrus exocortis viroid in Germany and the Netherlands and Tomato apical stunt viroid in Belgium and Germany Verhoeven, J.T.J., et al., Plant Disease, 2008. 92(6): p. 973-973.
18.    First report of pospiviroids infecting ornamentals in the Netherlands: Citrus exocortis viroid in Verbena sp., P.s.t.v.i.B.s.a.S.j., and Tomato apical stunt viroid in Cestrum sp Verhoeven, J. Th J., C.C.C. Jansen, and J.W. Roenhorst, Plant Pathology, 2008. 57(2): p. 399-399.
19.    First Report of Cucumber mosaic virus Infecting Solanum jasminoides in Italy Davino, S., et al., Plant Disease, 2008. 92(11): p. 1585-1585.
20.    Identification and characterization of Potato spindle tuber viroid infecting Solanum jasminoides and S-rantonnetii in Italy Di Serio, F., Journal of Plant Pathology, 2007. 89(2): p. 297-300.
21.    First report of potato virus M and chrysanthemum stunt viroid in Solanum jasminoides Verhoeven, J.T.J., C.C.C. Jansen, and J.W. Roenhorst, Plant Disease, 2006. 90(10): p. 1359-1359.
22.    An aphid repellent glycoside from Solanum laxum Soule, S., et al., Phytochemistry, 2000. 55(3): p. 217-222.
23.    Influence of cholesterol on growth and production of diosgenin and solasodine on Solanum jasminoides and Solanum verbascifolium suspension cultures Sahoo, S., R. Das, and S.C. Jain, Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences, 1999. 21(3): p. 668-671.
24.    Effect of growth regulators on steroidal sapogenin and glycoalkaloid in tissue culture of Solanum jasminoides Sahoo, S., R. Das, and S.C. Jain, Hamdard Medicus, 1999. 42(3): p. 99-103.
25.    Steroid saponins from Solanum laxum Ferreira, F., et al., Phytochemistry, 1996. 42(5): p. 1409-1416.
26.    CYTOLOGICAL STUDIES OF SOLANUM-JASMINOIDES PAXT VAR GRANDIFLORUM HORT Mathew, T.O. and P. Kuriachan, Cytologia, 1989. 54(4): p. 661-666.
27.    Asynapsis and spontaneous chromosome breakage in Solanum jasminoides Paxt Mathew, O. and P. Kuriachan, Journal of the Indian Botanical Society, 1986. 65(Supplement): p. 77-77.
28.    SOLANUM-JASMINOIDES PAXT, T.-C.P.O.S.S.A.G.J., S. C., P. Khanna, and S. Sahoo, Journal of Natural Products, 1981. 44(1): p. 125-126.
29.    GROWTH AND PRODUCTION OF STEROIDAL SAPOGENINS AND GLYCOALKALOIDS IN SOLANUM-JASMINOIDES PAXT, S.-C.J., S. C. and S.L. Sahoo, Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, 1981. 45(12): p. 2909-2910.
30.    STEROIDS FROM SOLANUM-JASMINOIDES Jain, M., A.K. Rathore, and S.C. Jain, Journal of Natural Products, 1979. 42(4): p. 421-422.
31.    STEROIDAL SAPOGENINS AND GLYCOALKALOIDS FROM SOLANUM-JASMINOIDES PAXT, T.-C.J., S. C. and P. Khanna, Journal of Natural Products, 1979. 42(6): p. 688-688.
32.    STUDIES ON SOLANUM-JASMINOIDES FOR SOLASODINE Jain, S.C. and G.L. Sharma, Planta Medica, 1977. 32(3): p. 233-234.
33.    DATURA SHOESTRING VIRUS A NEW VIRUS ISOLATED FROM SOLANUM-JASMINOIDES-D Giri, L. and H.O. Agrawal, Phytopathologische Zeitschrift, 1971. 70(1): p. 81-83.
34.    SOME PROPERTIES OF THREE VIRUSES ISOLATED FROM A DISEASED PLANT OF SOLANUM JASMINOIDES PAXT. FROM INDIA Badami, R.S. and B. Kassanis, Annals of Applied Biology, 1959. 47(1): p. 90-97.
35.    Solanum jasminoides virus Pushkarnath, Current Sci, 1952. 21((9)): p. 249-249.