| Family | SOLANACEAE |
| Genus species | Solanum boliviense Dunal |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 13(1): 43 (1852) |
| Native Range | s. Peru to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-4000m |
| Description | leaves pinnatilobate, petiolate, lateral segments 3 pairs or absent, terminal segment large, orbiculate, inflorescence lax, few flowered, flowers pedicellate, large, 3-4cm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | lilac, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Solanum alticola Bitter Solanum alticola var. xanthotrichum Hawkes Solanum astleyi Hawkes & Hjert. Solanum boliviense ssp. astleyi (Hawkes & Hjert.) D.M.Spooner & al. Solanum catamarcae Bitter ex Brücher Solanum decurrentilobum Cárdenas & Hawkes Solanum ellipsifolium Cárdenas & Hawkes Solanum megistacrolobum Bitter Solanum megacistrolobum f. purpureum Ochoa Solanum megacistrolobum var. toralapanum (Cárdenas & Hawkes) Ochoa Solanum megacistrolobum ssp. toralapanum (Cárdenas & Hawkes) Giann. Solanum sanctae-rosae Hawkes Solanum tilcarense Hawkes Solanum toralapanum Cárdenas & Hawkes Solanum toralapanum var. subintegrifolium Cárdenas & Hawkes Solanum ureyi Cárdenas |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |