Common name
English: Wolf Apple
Portuguese: Lobeira
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Solanales (101)
Family: Solanaceae (51)(family description)
Genus: Solanum (24)
Epithet: lycocarpum A. St. Hil. (1)
Synonyms: Solanum grandiflorum Chodat & Hassl., Solanum lycocarpum Hassl., Solanum rupincola (Hassl.) Chodat, Solanum undatum Bouton ex Dunal
grandiflorum => with flowers larger than the normal
lycocarpum => wolf's fruit - fruit important part of the diet for the Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: purple
External links
Check for Solanum lycocarpum at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1188] Solanum - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
Literature
- [23] Lorenzi,H. (2002): Brazilian trees: A guide to the identification and cultivation of Brazilian native trees. Plantarum, Nova Odessa, São Paulo, Brazil.