| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Nipple fruit (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Cultivated and occasionally naturalized. |
| Description: |
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| Type location: |
not known |
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| Habitat: | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 300 - 800 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native in Central America and northern South America. Introduced elsewhere as a culticated species with rare records as an escape. |
| Botanical divisions: | III,VI |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bikandu, B., Lukoki, F., Habari, J.P., Ntore, S. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2020). Solanaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 81 - 83. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 272. Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Solanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(4) Page 70. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 235. |