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Useful Tropical Plants

Solanum albidum

Dunal

Solanaceae

+ Synonyms

Solanum corymbosum Banks ex Dunal

Solanum cymosum Ortega

Solanum grandiflorum Desf.

Solanum incanum Ruiz & Pav.

Solanum macrophyllum Dunal

Solanum mandonis Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.

Solanum oporinum Willd.

Solanum paniculatum chulumani Dunal

Common Name:

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General Information

Solanum albidum is a large spreading shrubs or small to moderate sized trees, usuallu growing around 2 - 8 metres tall. The trunks can reaching 5 - 20cm in diameter, the plant usually armed with large conical prickles around 10 - 50mm long[
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Title
Solanaceae Source
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Author
 
Website
http://solanaceaesource.org/
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0
ISBN
 
Description
Incredible detail on all the species in Solanum (now also including the Tomatoes which were formerly in Lycopersicon). The site will eventually include all other Genera within the Solanaceae.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.

Known Hazards

Although providing many well-known foods for people, including the potato, tomato, pepper and aubergine, most species in this genus also contain toxic alkaloids. Whilst these alkaloids can make the plant useful in treaing a range of medical conditions, they can also cause problems such as nausea, vomiting, salivation, drowsiness, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, weakness and respiratory depression[
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Title
Poisonous Plants of North Carolina
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/poison.htm
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0
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Description
An excellent concise but comprehensive guide to toxic plants that grow in N. Carolina. It lists even those plants that are of very low toxicity, including several well-known food plants such as carrots and potatoes.
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Unless there are specific entries with information on edible uses, it would be unwise to ingest any part of this plant[
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Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Botanical References

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Title
Solanaceae Source
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://solanaceaesource.org/
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0
ISBN
 
Description
Incredible detail on all the species in Solanum (now also including the Tomatoes which were formerly in Lycopersicon). The site will eventually include all other Genera within the Solanaceae.

Range

S. America - northern Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, ?Colombia

Habitat

Shrubby ravine slopes, clearings and understories of open seasonal woodlands, margins of watercourses, alluvial flats, and disturbed or overgrazed places, at elevations from 750 - 2,200 metres[
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Title
Solanaceae Source
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://solanaceaesource.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Incredible detail on all the species in Solanum (now also including the Tomatoes which were formerly in Lycopersicon). The site will eventually include all other Genera within the Solanaceae.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitShrub
Height5.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



Thee are reports that, in Bolivia at least, this species is clonal, forming colonies from root sprouts[
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Title
Solanaceae Source
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://solanaceaesource.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Incredible detail on all the species in Solanum (now also including the Tomatoes which were formerly in Lycopersicon). The site will eventually include all other Genera within the Solanaceae.
].

Edible Uses

The fruit is a globose, dull yellow when ripe, eventually turning black berry around 8 - 15mm in diameter[
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Title
Solanaceae Source
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://solanaceaesource.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Incredible detail on all the species in Solanum (now also including the Tomatoes which were formerly in Lycopersicon). The site will eventually include all other Genera within the Solanaceae.
]. There are no reports of the fruit being edible.

Medicinal

An infusion of the leaves is reported to be used as a vaginal wash[
762
Title
Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 26
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass.
Year
1978
ISBN
 
Description
A series of botanical leaflets. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
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Thel eaves are applied topically as a treatment for fractures[
1669
Title
An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador
Publication
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 111 (2007) 63-81
Author
Tene V. et al
Website
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2006.10.032
Publisher
 
Year
2007
ISBN
0378-8741
Description
 
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Other Uses

The fruit can be used for washing clothes[
1783
Title
Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
Publication
 
Author
de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
Publisher
Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
Year
2008
ISBN
978-9978-77-135-8
Description
 
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Propagation

Seed - sow in trays in a nursery. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on fast. Plant them out when 10cm or more tall.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood. Very easy, the cuttings root within a couple of weeks.
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