Common name
English: Wolf Apple
Portuguese: Lobeira
English: Wolf Apple
Portuguese: Lobeira
Kingdom: Plantae (2592)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2489)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2104)
Order: Solanales (94)
Family: Solanaceae (48)(family description)
Genus: Solanum (22)
Epithet: lycocarpum A. St. Hil. (1)
lycocarpum => wolf's fruit - fruit important part of the diet for the Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
Climate: tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: purple
Check for Solanum lycocarpum at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNILiterature