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Nipplefruit
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Nightshade family: peppers & antroewa

Nipplefruit

Solanum mammosum L.

Names

EnglishNipplefruit
Dutch—
SpanishCojón de gato
Chinese乳茄
Scientific nameSolanum mammosum L.

About this species

Solanum mammosum, commonly known as nipplefruit, fox head, cow's udder, or apple of Sodom, is an inedible Pan-American tropical fruit. The plant is grown for ornamental purposes, in part because of the distal end of the fruit's resemblance to a human breast, while the proximal end looks like a cow's udder. It is an annual in the family Solanaceae, and part of the genus Solanum, making the plant a relative of the eggplant, tomato, and potato. This poisonous fruit is native to South America, but has been naturalized in Southern Mexico, Greater Antilles, Central America, and the Caribbean. The plant adapts well to most soils, but thrives in moist, loamy soil.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSolanales
FamilySolanaceae
GenusSolanum

In Suriname

13Records in Suriname
1843First record
1934Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para1
  • Paramaribo1

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

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