Solanum leucocarpon Dunal

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. The leaves are fleshy and mid green. The flowers are white and yellow. The fruit is edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Secondary growth situations, along forest edges, in savannah, as well as in many other types of secondary or highly disturbed habitats; at elevations from sea level to 1,500 metres
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Solanum leucocarpon habit picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Solanum leucocarpon leaf picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)
Solanum leucocarpon leaf picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)
Solanum leucocarpon leaf picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Solanum leucocarpon fruit picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)
Solanum leucocarpon fruit picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)
Solanum leucocarpon fruit picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Solanum leucocarpon world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Solanum leucocarpon threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001029059
COL ID 4Y33J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 735161
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Synonyms

Solanum bifolium Solanum brevipedunculatum Solanum extraxillare Solanum leucocarpon Solanum surinamense Solanum coarense Solanum coibae Solanum eshbaughianum d'arcy Solanum patellare Solanum triste var. crassipes