Solanum hyporhodium A.Braun & C.D.Bouché

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Species

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Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2 m tall. The plant is similar to a naranjilla. The leaves are dark green above and purple underneath. The fruit are like a tamarillo. The fruit are egg shaped. They are 2.5-10 cm across. The colour can be yellow to red.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It must be in frost free areas. It suits the tropical lowlands. It occurs at about 700 m above sea level.
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Understories and openings of pre-montane forests and cloud forests, at elevations from 700-1,500 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses -
Edible fruits
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°) 18 - 26
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Solanum hyporhodium world distribution map, present in Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Solanum hyporhodium threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001028513
COL ID 4Y2SS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Solanum hyporhodium