Naturalization of Solanum chacoense Bitter: An Exotic Species in the Shimla Hill, Himachal Pradesh

Solanum chacoense Bitter is native to South America, but has also naturalized in some other countries outside its original habitat due to its invasive weedy nature. It has naturalized in the Shimla, Himachal hill forest after its escape from the wild potato germplasm collection at the Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh). It is an important source of genes for charcoal rot, late blight, various types of nematode etc. and could be an important genetic resource in future.