Solanum aridum
Morong
Najneno
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 50 cm tall. It has tuberous roots. The leaves have 3-6 pairs of lobes.
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Edible Uses
The tubers are cooked in the ashes.
Traditional Uses
The tubers are cooked in the ashes.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It forms colonies in sandy soils. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level
Where It Grows
Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, South America*,
References (3)
- Nee, M., et al, 2006, New species of Solanum and Capsicum (Solanaceae) from Bolivia, with clarification of nomenclature in some Bolivian Solanum. Brittonia 58(4) pp. 322-356
- Scarpa, G. F., 2009, Wild food plants used by the indigenous peoples of South American Gran Chaco: A general synopsis and intercultural comparison. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 83:90-101
- Schmedia-Hirschmann, G., 1994, Plants resources Used by the Ayoreo of the Paraguayan Chaco. Economic Botany Vol. 48. No. 3. pp. 252-258
