Solanum agrarium Sendtn.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

A herb. It lies along the ground. It is 40 cm tall and covers about 1 square metre. The flowers are green. The fruit is pulpy and juicy.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Weedy in usually dry, open soil of roadsides, waste places, cultivated land, thickets and pastures in areas with long and pronounced dry seasons.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Fever (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Solanum agrarium world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Jamaica, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001025784
COL ID 4XZF3
BDTFX ID 64887
INPN ID 630692
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Synonyms

Solanum argillicolum Solanum chloranthum Solanum litocladum Solanum salsum Solanum salzmannianum Solanum agrarium Solanum gracile