Solanum cerasiferum explained

Solanum cerasiferum is a species of plant in the nightshade family.[1] It is native to tropical Africa.[2]

The species is andromonoecious.[3] However, the species overall has a weaker andromonoecy than its relatives. The is morphological of this species is similar to Solanum campylacanthum.[4]

The plant is an erect, pale yellow-orange, prickly shrub-like herb that bears spherical berry fruit and flowers.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Solanum cerasiferum Dun. - Encyclopedia of Life. 2021-09-07. eol.org.
  2. Web site: Solanum cerasiferum Dunal Plants of the World Online Kew Science. 2021-09-07. Plants of the World Online. en.
  3. Book: Chapman, Mark A.. The Eggplant Genome. 2019-05-30. Springer. 978-3-319-99208-2. 16. en.
  4. Knapp. Sandra. Vorontsova. Maria S.. Prohens. Jaime. 2013-02-22. Wild Relatives of the Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.: Solanaceae): New Understanding of Species Names in a Complex Group. PLOS ONE. en. 8. 2. e57039. 10.1371/journal.pone.0057039. 1932-6203. 3579775. 23451138. 2013PLoSO...857039K. free.
  5. Vorontsova. Maria. S.. Stern. Stephen. Bohs. Lynn. Knapp. Sandra. 2013-10-01. African spiny Solanum (subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae): a thorny phylogenetic tangle. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 173. 2. 176–193. 10.1111/boj.12053. 0024-4074. free.
  6. Web site: Solanum cerasiferum - description. 2021-09-18. Solanaceae Source. en.