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Solanum chrysophyllum

Solanum chrysophyllum is a nightshade-family species endemic to Ecuador, with an uncertain identity and possibly belonging to Lycianthes. Little is documented about its cultivation, so care advice is limited.

Family
Solanaceae (Nightshade family)
Safety
Toxic: Like other nightshades, it is presumed to contain toxic alkaloids, and the ASPCA lists it as toxic, so all parts should be treated as poisonous.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).

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Solanum chrysophyllum is a flowering plant species in the nightshade family (Solanaceae). It probably belongs to a group of species formerly in Solanum but nowadays placed in Lycianthes, though its exact identity and name remain undetermined.

It is endemic to Ecuador. Its status is insufficiently known.

Other Solanum plants

Nightshade · Dwarf Tamarillo · Solanum acaule · Solanum acerifolium · Sodaapple nightshade · Dutch Eggplant · Solanum adenophorum · Solanum adoxum · Sonoita nightshade · Ethiopian nightshade · Solanum africanum · Solanum agnewiorum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solanum chrysophyllum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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