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Solanum leiophyllum is a shrub in the nightshade family, native to the wet tropical forests of southern Ecuador and northern Peru. It is little known in cultivation, so care should follow general guidance for tropical Solanum shrubs.
Solanum leiophyllum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solanum leiophyllum 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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
