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Solanum lesteri

Hawkes & Hjert.

Solanaceae Edible: Fruit

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The New York Botanical Garden

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Description

A tropical herb in the family Solanaceae that produces edible fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Mexico,

Also Known As

Hierba del tomate pinto

References (1)

  • Rangel-Landa, S., et al, 2017, Sociocultural and ecological factors influencing management of edible and non-edible plants: the case of Ixcatlan, Mexico. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 13:59

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