Solanum pseudolulo Heiser

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

A large herb or small shrub. The leaves are heart shaped. The leaves and stems have short hairs. It can also have sharp spines. The fruit has short hairs that are easy rubbed off. The fruit are green when unripe and turn yellow or orange when ripe. The fruit has cream coloured flesh. It has many small seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

A mainly weedy species of pastures, roadsides and other disturbed places, growing naturally in open savannahs and stream bank thickets; in mesic to somewhat xeric situations, at elevations from 200-2,000 metres.
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A tropical plant. It does well in sunny locations.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are used for the preparation of drinks.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Distribution

Solanum pseudolulo world distribution map, present in Colombia

Conservation status

Solanum pseudolulo threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001030611
COL ID 6YTK8
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Synonyms

Solanum pseudolulo