ON THIS PLANT
Solanum pyracanthos, also known as the porcupine tomato, is an evergreen shrub native to tropical Madagascar. It belongs to the genus Solanum, a diverse and cosmopolitan genus with over 1,500 species including the tomato, potato and nightshades.The plant contains toxic tropane alkaloids in its leaves, stem and fruit and therefore should be considered dangerous to humans.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Porcupine-tomato en Orange-thorned nightshade
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