Solanum rubetorum
Dunal
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Description
A prickly shrub. It can be erect or lie over. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are 2-8 cm long by 1.5-2 cm wide. There are 3-7 flowers in a group near the ends of branches. The fruit is a round berry 0.7-1.2 cm wide. There are 10-25 seeds in each fruit.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. In South Africa it grows from sea level to 2,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 104
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
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