Solanum candidum Lindl.

Fuzzyfruit nightshade (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

A shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. The flowers are white. The fruit are hairy.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open woodlands, thickets, light gaps near watercourses; in partial shade or open sun; seasonally dry to relatively wet situations; common as a successional species in human clearings and disturbances; at elevations to 1,500 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland forests. It suits subtropical cloud forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit pulp is used for drinks.
Uses -
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 -

Images

Leaf

Solanum candidum leaf picture by castro vin (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Solanum candidum flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Solanum candidum flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Solanum candidum flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Solanum candidum fruit picture by Tony Perez (cc-by-sa)
Solanum candidum fruit picture by Chaves Donald (cc-by-sa)
Solanum candidum fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Solanum candidum world distribution map, present in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and El Salvador

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001026818
COL ID 6YTRV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Solanum boquetense Solanum candidum Solanum tequilense Solanum huitlanum