Solanum splendens
(Dunal) Bohs
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Description
A soft woody tropical shrub or small tree reaching up to 5 m tall, cultivated and sold in local markets for its fruit.
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Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
Fruit need to be ripe.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown by seed.
Production
Plants last for up to 8 years. They produce after 2 years.
Other Information
Fruit are sold in local markets. It is cultivated.
Synonyms
References (3)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 4050 (As Cyphomandra splendens)
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
