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Solanum grandiflorum var. macrocarpum

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Solanum grandiflorum is a species of evergreen tree or treelet in the family Solanaceae. It is native to the wet lowland forests of the Amazon Basin; currently reported in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru at 150–1600 meters above sea level.

Description

A tropical tree in the nightshade family (Solanaceae) bearing edible fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Bolivia, Paraguay, South America,

References (2)

  • JSTOR
  • Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 272

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