Solanum mucronatum

"Solanum mucronatum" (sometimes called "pepino", which usually refers to S. muricatum) is a flowering plant species in the nightshade family (Solanaceae). It probably belongs to those species formerly in Solanum but nowadays placed in Lycianthes, though its exact identity and name remain undetermined.[1]

"Solanum mucronatum"
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Binomial name
"Solanum mucronatum"
O.E.Schulz

It is an annual shrub that is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant.[2][3] It is also endangered due to habitat loss.[4]

Footnotes

  1. Solanaceae Source [2008]
  2. Grant, Amy (April 2018). "Solanum Plant Family: Information About Solanum Genus". Gardening Know How.
  3. "Solanum mammosum". Missouri Botanical Garden.
  4. "Solanum mucronatum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. September 1993.

References

  • Solanaceae Source [2008]: "Solanum mucronatum". Retrieved 2008-OCT-01.


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