
Nightshade family: peppers & antroewa
Tropical soda-apple
Solanum viarum Dunal
Names
| English | Tropical soda-apple |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | Tutía de víbora |
| Chinese | 毛果茄 |
| Scientific name | Solanum viarum Dunal |
About this species
Solanum viarum, the tropical soda apple, is a species of perennial shrub native to Brazil and Argentina with a prickly stem and prickly leaves. The fruit is golf-ball-sized with the coloration of a watermelon. It is considered an invasive species in the lower eastern coastal states of the United States and more recently in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia (first being spotted on the Mid North Coast in 2010).
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Solanum viarum es un arbusto perenne de Brasil y Argentina con espinas en tallo y hojas. La fruta es una baya con el tamaño de una pelota de golf y tiene el color de una sandía. Es una especie invasora en los estados costeros de Estados Unidos
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Solanales |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Genus | Solanum |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Sipaliwini2
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.




