Solanum peruvianum L.

Peruvian nightshade (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

A herb. It is spreading and keeps growing from year to year. It becomes woody at the base. It grows 50 cm tall. Fruit are about 15 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Western slopes of the Andes; at elevations below 2,900 metres. In lomas formations and occasionally in coastal deserts, occasionally occurring as a weed at field edges in coastal river valleys, at elevations from sea level up to 600 metres.
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Western slopes of the Andes; at elevations below 2,900 metres. In lomas formations and occasionally in coastal deserts, occasionally occurring as a weed at field edges in coastal river valleys, at elevations from sea level up to 600 metres.
A tropical plant. It grows in the Andes below 2,900 m above sea level. Plants are damaged by frost.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked. Caution: Green parts of the plant are poisonous.
Uses gene source material poison
Edible fruits
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 peruvianum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Solanum peruvianum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:814308-1
WFO ID wfo-0001030336
COL ID 4Y3QT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lycopersicon regulare Scubulon incanum Solanum commutatum Solanum peruvianum Antimion tomentosum Lycopersicon commutatum Lycopersicon dentatum Solanum peruvianum Lycopersicon peruvianum subsp. commutatum Lycopersicon peruvianum subsp. typicum Lycopersicon peruvianum var. dentatum Lycopersicon peruvianum var. regulare Lycopersicon peruvianum subsp. dentatum