Solanum alternatopinnatum Steud.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 3-5 m tall. The leaves have leaflets. There are 5-7 leaflets 15-39 mm long. The fruit are 28-50 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows between 100-1,000 m above sea level.
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Forested areas at elevations from 100-950 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use -
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°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Solanum alternatopinnatum world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001025856
COL ID 4XZG8
BDTFX ID 64963
INPN ID 124084
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Synonyms

Solanum laxiflorum Solanum oleraceum Solanum alternatopinnatum Solanum juciri f. paraguariense Solanum juciri var. inermis Solanum viridipes var. intermedium