English: Wolf Apple

Portuguese: Lobeira

Kingdom: Plantae (2107)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2014)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1697)

      Order: Solanales (76)

        Family: Solanaceae (39) (family description)

          Genus: Solanum (20)

           Epithet: lycocarpum A. St. Hil. (1)

lycocarpum => wolf's fruit - fruit important part of the diet for the Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

Climate: tropical

Habitat: xerophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: purple

Check for Solanum lycocarpum at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

• [1188] Solanum - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

• [23] Lorenzi,H. (2002): Brazilian trees: A guide to the identification and cultivation of Brazilian native trees. Plantarum, Nova Odessa, São Paulo, Brazil.

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