Common name
English: Red Bitter Apple
Solanum giganteum Jacq.
Common name
English: Red Bitter Apple
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2107)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2014)
Class: Magnoliopsida (1697)
Order: Solanales (76)
Family: Solanaceae (39) (family description)
Genus: Solanum (20)
Epithet: giganteum Jacq. (3)
Synonym: Solanum niveum Thunb.
giganteum => gigantic, unusually higher than the type
niveum => snow white
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: blue, white
External links
Check for Solanum giganteum at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI
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