Solanum juzepczukii Bukasov

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

A natural hybrid. It is a herb. It is a potato relative. It grows 40-80 cm tall. It has a tuberous rootstock.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows above 4,000 m above sea level in Bolivia and can tolerate freezing. In Peru it grows between 3,900-4,200 m above sea level.
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Cultivated fields; at elevations from 3,700-4,100 metres.
Cultivated fields at elevations of 3,700-4,100 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The tubers are frozen, thawed and dried. This removes the glycoalkaloids which make them bitter. The processed product is called chuno. This is added to soups and stews. It can be made into a sweet dessert with fruit and molasses.
Uses food gene source
Edible fruits leaves 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 -

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001028815
COL ID 4Y2X8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Solanum juzepczukii Solanum juzepczukii f. wila-ckaisalla Solanum juzepczukii f. lucki-pechuma Solanum juzepczukii f. lucki-pinkula Solanum juzepczukii var. ckaisalla Solanum juzepczukii var. lucki Solanum juzepczukii var. parco Solanum juzepczukii var. roseum Solanum juzepczukii f. ccaisalla Solanum juzepczukii f. orcco-malko Solanum juzepczukii f. ck'oyu-ckaisalla Solanum juzepczukii f. janck'o-ckaisalla