Solanum linnaeanum Hepper & P.-M.L. Jaeger

English: Apple of Sodom

German: Sodomsapfel

Portuguese: Tomateiro-do-diabo

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Solanales (99)

        Family: Solanaceae (51)(family description)

          Genus: Solanum (24)

            Epithet: linnaeanum Hepper & P.-M.L. Jaeger (1)

linnaeanum => named in honor of Carl von Linné, 18th century Swedish botanist often referred to as the father of modern taxonomy

Climate: sub-tropical

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: purple, violet

Check for Solanum linnaeanum at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [1188] Solanum - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
• [1281] Solanum linnaeanum - Solanaceae Source
• [1289] Solanum linnaeanum - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

• [3] González, G.L. (2004): Guia de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Iberica y Baleares. Mundi-Prensa Libros, Madrid, Spain.