Solanum corymbiflorum
(Sendtn.) Bohs
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are simple and heart shaped. The fruit are oval and 1-3 cm long by 0.8-2 cm wide.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows between 200-1,300 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Brazil, South America*,
Synonyms
Cyphomandra corymbiflora Sendtn.
Also Known As
Baga-de-veado, Baga-de-veado-gigante, Tomate-de-arvore, Tomate de monte
References (2)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 816
- Kinupp, V. F., 2007, Plantas alimenticias nao-convencionais da regiao metropolitana de Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil p 103
