Solanum demissum Lindl.

Nightshade (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

A herb. It has a tuberous rootstock that puts up annual stems. It grows 60 cm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.55
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Fir and pine; oak; alder; or juniper forests, often in very rich organic soil, in clearings or edges of dense forests, sometimes in deep shade, among shrubs and forest undergrowth, roadside thickets, grasslands at elevations of 1,900-3,700 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1,900-3,700 m above sea level. It grows in fir and pine forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The tubers are cooked and eaten. They are added to soups, and stews. They add flavour. The ripe fruit are also cooked and eaten as a sweet. They do not need to have sugar added.
Uses gene source
Edible fruits roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode 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 demissum world distribution map, present in Guatemala and Mexico

Conservation status

Solanum demissum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001027483
COL ID 6Z5CX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Solanum demissum f. perotanum Solanum demissum f. calycotrichum Solanum alpicum Solanum demissum Solanum semidemissum Solanum demissum f. longifilamentosum Solanum demissum f. tolucense Solanum demissum f. xitlense Solanum demissum var. klotzschii Solanum demissum var. mastoidostigma Solanum demissum var. orientale Solanum stoloniferum var. pumilum Solanum demissum f. adpresso-acuminatum Solanum demissum f. atrocyaneum Solanum demissum f. microcalyx Solanum demissum f. tlaxpehualcoense Solanum utile