Solanum splendens

(Dunal) Bohs

SolanaceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,

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

How to Identify

A soft woody tropical shrub or small tree reaching up to 5 m tall, cultivated and sold in local markets for its fruit.

How to Grow

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.

Names & Synonyms

Cyphomandra arctocarpophylla H. J. P. Winkl.Cyphomandra splendens DunalSolanum circinatum Bohsand several others

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