Solanum brevifolium Dunal

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

A slender vine.
Life form perennial
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Forests and thickets; at elevations around 2,700-3,400 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are used to curdle milk.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Solanum brevifolium world distribution map, present in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001026661
COL ID 4XZRM
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Synonyms

Solanum aphestodontum Solanum pterospermum Solanum holophyllum var. subtuscalvum Solanum brevifolium