Lycianthes rantonnetii (Carrière) Bitter

Blue potato bush (en), Arbre à gentiane (fr), Morelle (fr), Morelle de Rantonnetti (fr), Lycianthe de Rantonnetti (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Lycianthes

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1.5-2.25m high.

Life form	-
Growth form	shrub
Growth support	climber free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	endozoochory
Mature width (meter)	1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter)	1.5 - 2.25
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer	-
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Environment

Light
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Usage

Uses	environmental use
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
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Images

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	-
WFO ID	wfo-0001022497
COL ID	6QPDW
BDTFX ID	118769
INPN ID	717299
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Lycianthes rantonnei Solanum corniculatum Solanum rantonnetii Solanum japonicum Solanum muticum Solanum rantonnetii Solanum urbanum var. foliosum Solanum urbanum var. nervosum Solanum urbanum var. subtomentosum Solanum urbanum var. typicum Lycianthes rantonnetii