MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE


Sorting Potato names
and their relatives



Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :
Solanum acaule Bitter

ENGLISH :  Wild Andean potato.

FRENCH :  Pomme de terre sauvage des Andes.

GERMAN :  Wildkartoffel.


Photographs of tubers, leaves, flowers and fruit  for this species at the CIP.
Gallery of  tubers from the Andes (wild species) at the Centro Internacional de la Papa - Peru ( CIP ) by Daniel Giannoni .  Outstanding ****
Photographs of flowers and photographs of tubers of wild Andean species at the Genebank of CIP. Even more outstanding *****



Solanum x ajanhuiri Juz. & Bukasov

SYNONYM(S) : Solanum tuberosum L. (Ajanhuiri Group)

AYMARA : Ajahuiri.

ENGLISH : Diploid potato.

QUECHUA : Kakahuiri

SPANISH :   Ajawiri (Bolivia),  Papa ayanhuiri (Peru), Yari (Bolivia).


2 varieties / cultivars are mentioned in the Catalogue of Bolivian varieties by PROINPA :  'Janq'o Ajahuiri' & 'Lunku Ajahuiri'.
Photograph of various cultivars kindly provided by La Casa del Corregidor, Centro de Encuentro Cultural, Peru, in our special gallery. 



Solanum chacoense Bitter

ENGLISH :  Wild Andean potato.

GERMAN :  Wildkartoffel.


Photographs of tubers, leaves, flowers and fruit at the CIP.



Solanum x chaucha Juz. & Buk.

AYMARA :   Lomo.

ENGLISH : Triploid potato.

QUECHUA :    Lomo.

SPANISH :   Chaucha (Peru), Papa Huayro (Peru), Surimana (Bolivia).

Photograph of various cultivars kindly provided by La Casa del Corregidor, Centro de Encuentro Cultural, Peru, in our special gallery.

Solanum x curtilobum Juz. & Buk.

AYMARA : Choquepito.

ENGLISH :  Pentaploid potato.

QUECHUA  : Ocucuri

SPANISH :  Choque-pitu  (Bolivia), Papa rucki (Peru).


2 varieties / cultivars are mentioned in the Catalogue of Bolivian varieties by PROINPA :  'Janq'o Choque Pitu' and 'Luk'i Negra'
Photograph of various cultivars kindly provided by La Casa del Corregidor, Centro de Encuentro Cultural, Peru, in our special gallery.


Solanum x juzepczukii Buk.

AYMARA : Luki.

ENGLISH : Triploid potato.

QUECHUA : Ruckii

SPANISH :  Luqui (Bolivia), Papa amarga (Peru).




2 varieties / cultivars are mentioned in the Catalogue of Bolivian varieties by PROINPA : 'Laram Q'aysalla' and  'Q'eto Luk'i'
Photograph of various cultivars kindly provided by La Casa del Corregidor, Centro de Encuentro Cultural, Peru, in our special gallery.


Solanum phureja Juz. & Buk. subsp. hygrothermicum (Ochoa) Hawkes

SPANISH :  Papa tropical (Peru).


Solanum phureja Juz. & Buk. subsp.  phureja

AYMARA :   Furejja.

ENGLISH : Diploid potato.

QUECHUA :  Chaucha,  Furejja.

SPANISH :    Chaucha, Criollo, Papa criolla, Papa fureja (Peru), Phureja.


Photograph of cultivar 'Yema de Huevo' in Ecuador (Programa Nacional de Raíces y Tubérculos Rubro Papa, Quito, Ecuador).
More varieties can be found on this site including 3 other native cultivars :  'Chola', 'Uvilla' and 'Bolona'.

Solanum stenotomum Juz. & Bukasov

 SYNONYM(S) :   Solanum tuberosum L. (Stenotomum Group), Solanum yabari Hawkes

AYMARA :  Chiquilla,  Pitiquiña.

QUECHUA :   Chiquiña.

SPANISH :  Papa patiquiña (Peru).


1 variety / cultivar is mentioned in the Catalogue of Bolivian varieties by PROINPA :  'Katari Papa'
Photograph of various cultivars kindly provided by La Casa del Corregidor, Centro de Encuentro Cultural, Peru, in our special gallery.

Solanum stenotomum Juz. & Bukasov subsp. goniocalyx (Juz. & Bukasov) Hawkes

SYNONYM(S) :   Solanum goniocalyx Juz. & Bukasov

ENGLISH :  Limeña potato.

SPANISH :   Papa amarilla (Peru),  Papa limeña.


1 variety / cultivar is mentioned in the Catalogue of Bolivian varieties by PROINPA : 'Ch'aska Zapallo'


Solanum stenotomum Juz. & Bukasov subsp. stenotomum

SYNONYM(S) :   Solanum tuberosum L. (Stenotomum Group)


Names under S. stenotomum apply to this subsp.

Solanum tuberosum L.

SYNONYM(S) : Lycopersicon tuberosum (L.) Mill., Solanum aracatscha Bess., Solanum esculentum Neck., Solanum sinense Blanco

ARABIC :    بَطاطِس   Batates, بطاطا  Batata (Morocco).       

BENGALI :      Aalu.

CHINESE :  马铃薯    Ma ling shu, 馬鈴薯  Ma ling shu (Taiwan),  土豆   Tu dou,  阳 芋  Yang yu.      

CROATIAN :  Krumpir.

CZECH :  Brambor.

DANISH : Kartoffel, Kartofler.

DUTCH :   Aardappel, Aardappelen (pl.).         

ENGLISH : Irish potato,  Potato,  Potatoes (pl.), White potato. 

FINNISH : Peruna, Potaati.

FRENCH :  Ardoffel (Romansh Switzerland), Mailinterra (Romansh Switzerland),  Parmentière, Patate, Pomme de terre, Pommes de terre (pl.), Tartuffel (Romansh Switzerland), Tiffel (Romansh Switzerland), Truffel (Romansh Switzerland).          

GERMAN :   Aardapfel, Ärdäppel, Bramburi,  Erdapfel (Austria),  Erdbirne, Erpele, Frundbirne, Gummel (Switzerland - Schwyz Canton), Grundbirn,  Happere (Switzerland - Upper Valais),  Hardopfel (Switzerland - Upper Valais), Harpfel (Switzerland - Upper Valais, Herdapfel, Inkatrüffel,  Kartoffel, Kartoffeln, Kautüffel, Ketüffel,  Krumbirn, Krumbiir, Tartuffli.         

GREEK :   Πατάτα.

HEBREW :   תַּ פּ וּחַ אֲדָמָה  Tapouah' adama,  תפוח יאדמה  Tàpoohéy àdàmà   המדא-יחופת

HINDI :  Aloo,  आलू Aalu.         

HUNGARIAN :  Burgonya.

ITALIAN : Patata, Pom da terra (Switzerland - Ticino), Pomi di terra, Tartufolo.       

JAPANESE :     ジャガイモ   Jaga imo.     

KOREAN :   감자.

NEPALESE :    Aalu.   

POLISH :  Ziemniak, Kartofel.

PORTUGUESE : Batata, Batata-da-terra-semelha, Batatas (pl.), Batateira      

RUSSIAN :    Картофель  Kartofel',  Картошка Kartoshka (Kartoška)

SERBIAN :  Krompira..

SLOVAKIAN :  Bramboru.

SLOVENIAN :  Krompirja.

SPANISH : Papa  (Latin America),  Papa común (Peru), Patata  (Latin America), Patatas (pl.).   

SWEDISH : Jordpäron, Kartoffel, Potatis, Potät, Tartuffel.

TAMIL :  உருளைக்கிழங்கு  Urulaikkilangnku.

THAI :   มัน ฝรั่ง  Man farang (Central Thailand).

TURKISH :  Patates.

VIETNAMESE :   Cây khoai tây, Khoai tây.

 

Photograph showing some bio-diversity within the modern cultivated species.
Catalogues of Bolivian varieties by PROINPA (excellent site) *****.
Photograph by Daniel Giannoni showing some bio-diversity in Andean potatoes.
Photographs :  A collection of tubers of various cultivars (close-up) warts & all by Maria Mail-Brandt

Solanum tuberosum L. 'All Blue'
SYNONYM(S) :  Solanum tuberosum L.  'Russian Blue',  Solanum tuberosum L. 'British Columbia Blue'    see note.

ENGLISH :   'All Blue' potato, Black-skinned purple-fleshed potato.

FRENCH :  Pomme de terre bleue, Pomme de terre péruvienne à chair violette.

GERMAN :  Blaue Schweden.


Photograph (close-up) at Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre et gratuite.

Solanum tuberosum L. 'Cranberry Red'

SYNONYM(S) :  Solanum tuberosum L. 'All Red'

ENGLISH :  Red-skinned pink-fleshed potato.



Photograph of skin and flesh at Seed Savers Exchange.

Solanum tuberosum L. 'Peruvian Purple'

SYNONYM(S) :     see note.

ENGLISH :  Purple Peruvian potato, Potato 'Peru Purple'.

FRENCH :   Pomme de terre péruvienne à chair violette.

GERMAN :   Kartoffel  'Peruanische Blaue', Peruanische Blaue.


Photographs  of this cultivar among many by Maria Mail-Brandt

Solanum tuberosum L. 'Purple Congo'

SYNONYM(S) :   see note.

ENGLISH :  Black-skinned purple-fleshed potato.

FINNISH :  'Blue Congo' peruna.

FRENCH :  Pomme de terre violette, Pomme de terre péruvienne à chair violette.

GERMAN :  Trüffel Kartoffel.

NORWEGIAN : Blå Kongo.


See our article on purple potatoes. Great photos ****
Photographs by Bertrand Simon. Excellent culinary display.

Solanum tuberosum L. 'Vitelotte Noire'

SYNONYM(S) :   Solanum tuberosum L.  'Black Russian',  Solanum tuberosum L. 'Himalayan Black',  Solanum tuberosum L. 'Négresse',  Solanum tuberosum L. 'Vitelotte'      see note.

DANISH :  Kartoffel  kinesisk trøfel.

DUTCH :  Aardappel 'Vitelotte noire', Paarse aardappel , Truffelaardappel, Zwarte truffelaardappel.

FRENCH :  Pomme Truffe de Chine, Pomme de terre négresse.

GERMAN :   Kartoffel 'Vitelotte noire', Trüffel-Kartoffel 'Vitelotte noire'.

SPANISH : Patatas negras 'Vitelotte noire'.

Photograph of cut tuber at  Galería de fotos Mundani Jardín Mundani, Mallorca, España.
Photograph of seedling at  Galería de fotos Mundani Jardín Mundani, Mallorca, España.
Photograph of flower at  Galería de fotos Mundani Jardín Mundani, Mallorca, España.

The above photographs could equally represent the cultivar below. This makes sense since they are most likely synonyms.

Solanum tuberosum L. 'Vitelotte Violette'

SYNONYM(S) :   see note.

ENGLISH :   'Purple Congo' potato, 'Purple Peruvian' potato, Black-skinned purple-fleshed potato.

FRENCH :  Pomme de terre du Pérou, Pomme de terre péruvienne à chair violette, Pomme de terre vitelotte violette, Vitelotte.

GERMAN :   Kartoffel  'Peruanische Blaue', Trüffel Kartoffel.


Photographs and description in our special page dedicated to 'Purple Congo'.

Solanum tuberosum L. 'White Congo'

 
SYNONYM(S) :  Solanum tuberosum L. 'Purple Chief', Solanum tuberosum L.  'Ruby Pulsiver's Bluenoser'

ENGLISH :  Purple-skinned white-fleshed congo potato.
Solanum tuberosum L. subsp. andigenum (Juz. & Bukasov) Hawkes

SYNONYM(S) :  Solanum andigenum Juz. & Buk.,  Solanum andigenum var. grauense Vargas,  Solanum andigenum var. digitotuberosum Vargas,  Solanum andigenum var. carhua Vargas,  Solanum apurimacense Vargas,  Solanum herrerae Juz., Solanum tuberosum L. subsp. andigena (Juz. & Buk.) Hawkes

AYMARA : Saya choq'ue

ENGLISH : Tetraploid potato.

QUECHUA :    K'heni papa.

SPANISH :  Papa fureja (Peru).


The following cultivars are mentioned in the Catalogue of Bolivian varieties by PROINPA : Canastilla Blanca, Gendarme, Imilla Blanca, Imilla Negra, Lunka Imilla, Malkacho, Polonia, Q'oyllu, Sani Imilla, Sani Runa, Saq'anpaya, Waych'a, Wila Imilla and Wila Waka Lajra.
Photograph of various cultivars kindly provided by La Casa del Corregidor, Centro de Encuentro Cultural, Peru, in our special gallery.

Solanum tuberosum L. subsp. tuberosum

 SYNONYM(S) :   Solanum chiloense (DC.) Berth., Solanum chilotanum Hawkes,  Solanum cultum (DC.) Berth., Solanum molinae Juz.in Bull.,  Solanum tuberosum L. subsp. chileanum Hawkes,  Solanum tuberosum L. var. chiloense DC.,  Solanum tuberosum L. var. chubutense (Bitter) Hawkes,  Solanum tuberosum L. var. cultum DC.,  Solanum tuberosum L. var. europaeum Buk, Solanum tuberosum L. var. guaytecarum (Bitter) Hawkes,  Solanum molinae Juz.in Bull.,  Solanum tuberosum L. var. sabini DC.

AYMARA :  Acso, Akso, Apalu, Apharu, Cchoke.

ENGLISH : Tetraploid potato.

QUECHUA :  Acshu.

SPANISH :  Papa blanca, Papa común (Peru).


Solanum tuberosum L. subsp. tuberosum  'Désirée'

Botanical drawing  by Doreen Hamilton on her site Solanaceae Paintings. 


Solanum tuberosum L. subsp. tuberosum  'Skerry Blue'


 Botanical drawing by Doreen Hamilton  on her site Solanaceae Paintings. 





HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Solanum Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database   (M.M.P.N.D)  - A Work in Progress. Published by The University of Melbourne. Australia.
< http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Solanum.html > (2010).

 

REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
Online

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REFERENCES
Specific & complementary


 

EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 12 languages provided by the European Commission < http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/login.jsp >.

ECP/GR, 2001, Potato Working Group, European Cultivated Potato Database. Cultivars and Breeding Lines.  < http://www.europotato.org/ >.

Jodra Serge, 2005, Le Monde Vivant. La Pomme de Terre.  < http://www.cosmovisions.com/pommedeterre.htm >.  Good background in French. A number of cultivars ignored by the officials are mentioned.

La Casa del Corregidor, 2002 - 2005, Expo de papas. Centro de Encuentro Cultural.  < http://www.casadelcorregidor.com.pe/_expopapas_cata.ws >.  Many cultivar names. Unfortunately the photos are of poor quality and some details get lost. The photographer apologies for the lack of quality as these were shot in hurried conditions. He provided us with the original copies but be warned that these pictures are very large. See our special gallery.

Salas A, Spooner D, Simon R, Juarez H, Blancas M, Vargas M, Vivanco K, Roca W. 2004, Wild Potato Species Catalog. CIP, Web Database: < http://grcc.cip.cgiar.org/genebank >.

Simonović Dragutin, 1959,  Botanički rečnik - imena biljaka; Naučno delo, Izdavačka ustanova srpske akademije nauka, Beograd.

Specialised UMD Dictionaries, 2005,  Basic Science -  Botany.  < http://www.emro.who.int/umd/browsingsubj.asp?PageNo=23&subj=208 >.

USDA, ARS, 2005, National Genetic Resources Program.  Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN)  [Online Database].  National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.  URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov2/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?solanum (17 April 2005).

Wang Zongxun et al. 1996, A New Latin, Chinese, English Botanical Nomenclature. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany. Aviation Industry Publisher, Beijing.

Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.



Contributors to this page (Personal communication) :   Angela Drenovac.



Note

On the world scene 2 so called "purple potatoes" or "blue potatoes" dominate : 'Purple Congo' (Australia) and  'All Blue' (America). Each have many synonyms, legitimate or not, and some authors even suggest that they are the same cultivar. I am convinced not. I intend to demonstrate my point with photographic evidence in the near future. Please watch this space.

'Purple Congo'   is one of the most interesting potatoes  from the culinary, horticultural, and medicinal point of views. Unfortunately it is neglected by professionals. Consequently it is mostly left to gardeners and enthusiasts  to maintain and document it. This has led to a great confusion regarding  the cultivar name(s). Is there more than one cultivar ?  or are they all derived from the original "Vitelotte" mentioned in the Vilmorin catalogues of the early 1900's (all the above names being synonyms) ?
A short article by H. de Jong and A. M. Murphy from the Canadian Centre de recherches sur la pomme de terre Agriculture et Agroalimentaire, not only confirm some of my own suspiscions but more importantly  I was pleased to discover that the medicinal properties of the purple-fleshed pototoes finally got investigated. One may speculate as to why such valuable vegetables are not at the center of medicinal research rather than on the outer periphery but this is getting too political. I do part slightly from these 2 authors in the sense that they seem to rely on  genetics in order to investigate the synonymy further.  This is in my humble opinion a little too unreliable a technique when it comes to such closely related entities.
 The 'All Blue'   cultivar is generally displayed with a lighter blue flesh, a less dark skin but more importantly with shallow eyes while 'Vitelotte' and 'Purple Congo' have rather deeper eyes.

In order to unravel the secrets of all "blue" potatoes we are going to need plenty of photographic evidence.
Serge Jodra, on the French site < http://www.cosmovisions.com/pommedeterre.htm >  mentions also a "Vitelotte Rouge" and some  "Vitelotte Jaune". These would be worth exploring. No doubt some native relatives can be seen in the Catalogues of Bolivian varieties on the tremendous new PROINPA site (in the "PDF" column some file are .html and some are .pdf).
 



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