Solanum cajanumense Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
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 needs cool shady conditions but cannot tolerate frost. It grows in cloud forest. It grows between 1,500-3,000 m above sea level.
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Edges of rainforests; at elevations from 1,500-3,000 metres.
Edges of rainforests; at elevations from 1,500-3,000 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The ripe fruit are edible. Caution: Other parts of the plant are toxic.
Uses food gene source
Edible fruits seeds
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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

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

Conservation status

Solanum cajanumense threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001026740
COL ID 4XZT5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cyphomandra cajanumensis Cyphomandra casana Solanum cajanumense Pionandra cajanumensis