Solanum radicans L.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

Sprawling annual or perennial herb with stems sometimes to 2 m long, frequently rooting at nodes, green, almost glabrous to sparsely pubescent with glandular and simple, non-glandular hairs; prickles absent. Leaves ovate; lamina 3–5 cm long, 1–2 cm wide, concolorous, deeply 3–lobed; lobes elliptic-obovate; petiole 10–15 mm long. Inflorescence 4–10–flowered; peduncle c. 1 cm long; rachis to 1 cm long; pedicels 5 mm long. Calyx 2–3 mm long; lobes 1 mm long. Corolla stellate, to 10 mm diam., white. Anthers 1.5 mm long. Berry globular, 4–5 mm diam., dull yellow-green. Seeds 1–1.5 mm long, pale buff.
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A herb. The fruit are small and orange.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows at high altitudes.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The small orange fruit are eaten by children.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Solanum radicans world distribution map, present in Australia, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Ecuador, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:821797-1
WFO ID wfo-0001030768
COL ID 4Y3XL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Solanum radicans Solanum radicans Solanum ruderale Witheringia ruderalis