dˈuː tə kənfjˈuːʒən ɐbˌaʊt wʌt spˈiːsiːz ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈɑːlænəm sˈɑːdoʊmˌiːəm ʌv kˈɑːɹl lˈɪniːəs ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ mˈoʊst ɹˈiːsəntli, ɪt wʌz aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd æz sˈɑːlænəm fˈɛɹɑːks, ðɪ ˈoʊld dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən wʌz dɪskˈɑːɹdᵻd ænd ðə plˈænt ɹˌiːdᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz kˈɜːɹəntli ˌʌndɚstˈʊd.
Due to confusion about what species the original Solanum sodomeum of Carl Linnaeus referred to (most recently, it was identified as Solanum ferox), the old description was discarded and the plant redescribed as currently understood.