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Brazilian Nightshade
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Nightshade family: peppers & antroewa

Brazilian Nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum Andrews

Names

EnglishBrazilian Nightshade
Dutch—
SpanishPiocha
Chinese星茄
Scientific nameSolanum seaforthianum Andrews

About this species

Solanum seaforthianum, the Brazilian nightshade, is a flowering evergreen vine of the family Solanaceae native to tropical South America and the West Indies. As a member of the Solanum genus, it is related to such plants as the tomato and potato. The plant is highly heat resistant, but cannot tolerate frost conditions. Its other common names include blue potato vine, climbing nightshade, Italian jasmine, potato creeper, St. Vincent lilac, star potato vine and vining solanum.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSolanales
FamilySolanaceae
GenusSolanum

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname
1948First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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