Common name
English: Wolf Apple
Portuguese: Lobeira
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2612)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2512)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2124)
Order: Solanales (93)
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)
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