Solanum anomalum Thonn.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

A shrub. It may or may not have thorns. It grows 2-5 m high. The young branches and leaves have a hairy covering. The fruit are round and about 2 cm across. They are yellow-brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.75 - 3.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland forests in West Africa. It is often in drier parts of the forest zone. It can grow in arid places.
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Thickets and secondary forest in the drier parts of the forest zone.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten in soups and sauces as a condiment. They can also be dried, preserved or fermented. The leaves are not often eaten.
Uses environmental use food gene source medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Spice (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 anomalum world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo

Conservation status

Solanum anomalum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001026242
COL ID 4XZJ9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Solanum anomalum Solanum laurentii Solanum lescrauwaetii Solanum marquesii Solanum warneckeanum Solanum durandii Solanum umbrosum Solanum anomalum var. cinerascens Solanum anomalum var. inerme Solanum anomalum var. trifurcatum Solanum mannii var. compactum