Solanum pittosporifolium
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Description
A climbing herb. It grows 2 m tall. The stems can be hollow. The leaves are narrowly oval and 3-13 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The fruit are shiny red berries. They are 5-12 mm across. The seeds are yellow.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forests between 500-2,500 m above sea level in southern China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Indochina, SE Asia, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam,
Synonyms
Solanum hidetaroi Masam.
References (3)
- Flora of Taiwan Vol. 4:571, 575
- Kuo, W. H. J., (Ed.) Taiwan's Ethnobotanical Database (1900-2000), http://tk.agron.ntu.edu.tw/ethnobot/DB1.htm (As Solanum hideratoi)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
