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'''Solanum seaforthianum''', the '''Brazilian nightshade''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=SOSE7|taxon=Solanum seaforthianum|accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref> is a flowering evergreen vine of the [[Solanaceae]] family native to tropical [[South America]]. As a member of the Solanum genus, it is related to such plants as the [[tomato]] and [[potato]]. It is characterized by clusters of four to seven leaves and can climb to a height of 20 ft (6 m) given enough room. It blooms in the mid to late summer with clusters of star-shaped purple [[inflorescence]] followed by scarlet marble-sized berries. The plant is highly heat resistant, but cannot tolerate frost conditions. The plant contains modest amounts of various [[tropane alkaloids]] such as [[atropine]], [[scopolamine]] and [[hyoscyamine]] and should be considered mildly toxic and inedible.<ref name="NAL">{{cite journal | |
'''Solanum seaforthianum''', the '''Brazilian nightshade''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=SOSE7|taxon=Solanum seaforthianum|accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref> is a flowering evergreen vine of the [[Solanaceae]] family native to tropical [[South America]]. As a member of the Solanum genus, it is related to such plants as the [[tomato]] and [[potato]]. It is characterized by clusters of four to seven leaves and can climb to a height of 20 ft (6 m) given enough room. It blooms in the mid to late summer with clusters of star-shaped purple [[inflorescence]] followed by scarlet marble-sized berries. The plant is highly heat resistant, but cannot tolerate frost conditions. The plant contains modest amounts of various [[tropane alkaloids]] such as [[atropine]], [[scopolamine]] and [[hyoscyamine]] and should be considered mildly toxic and inedible.<ref name="NAL">{{cite journal |author1=Janaki-Ammal, E.K. |author2=Viswanathan, T.V. |title=A new garden plant for India: tetraploid Solanum seaforthianum |journal=Indian Horticulture |volume=Sept 1975 |pages=25 |year=1975}}</ref> |
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The species has become widely naturalised outside its native range and is an invasive species in [[Australia]], [[Africa]], [[Indochina]], the [[Pacific Islands]] and [[India]], choking native vegetation and poisoning livestock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/eafrinet/weeds/key/weeds/Media/Html/Solanum_seaforthianum_%28Brazilian_Nightshade%29.htm|title=Factsheet - Solanum seaforthianum (Brazilian Nightshade)|work=lucidcentral.org}}</ref> |
The species has become widely naturalised outside its native range and is an invasive species in [[Australia]], [[Africa]], [[Indochina]], the [[Pacific Islands]] and [[India]], choking native vegetation and poisoning livestock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/eafrinet/weeds/key/weeds/Media/Html/Solanum_seaforthianum_%28Brazilian_Nightshade%29.htm|title=Factsheet - Solanum seaforthianum (Brazilian Nightshade)|work=lucidcentral.org}}</ref> |
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Solanum seaforthianum, the Brazilian nightshade,[1] is a flowering evergreen vine of the Solanaceae family native to tropical South America. As a member of the Solanum genus, it is related to such plants as the tomato and potato. It is characterized by clusters of four to seven leaves and can climb to a height of 20 ft (6 m) given enough room. It blooms in the mid to late summer with clusters of star-shaped purple inflorescence followed by scarlet marble-sized berries. The plant is highly heat resistant, but cannot tolerate frost conditions. The plant contains modest amounts of various tropane alkaloids such as atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine and should be considered mildly toxic and inedible.[2]
The species has become widely naturalised outside its native range and is an invasive species in Australia, Africa, Indochina, the Pacific Islands and India, choking native vegetation and poisoning livestock.[3]
References
- ^ NRCS. "Solanum seaforthianum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ Janaki-Ammal, E.K.; Viswanathan, T.V. (1975). "A new garden plant for India: tetraploid Solanum seaforthianum". Indian Horticulture. Sept 1975: 25.
- ^ "Factsheet - Solanum seaforthianum (Brazilian Nightshade)". lucidcentral.org.
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