Solanum gardneri

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten, particularly by children.

It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded at 850 m above se level.

Brazil, Central America, Honduras, South America, Venezuela,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela

A shrub. It grows 50 cm to 4 m tall. The flowers are white and yellow. The fruit are a yellow to orange. They are edible.

The fruit are especially eaten by children.

Names & Synonyms

Solanum margaritense J. R. Johnst.

References (2)

NYBG Herbarium "edible"
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