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Solanum leucodendron

Solanum leucodendron is a shrub-like species in the nightshade family, native to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil and Peru. It is grown mainly as an ornamental in warm climates, where it needs full sun and well-drained soil.

Family
Solanaceae (Nightshade family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil are dry, and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile garden soil or a loamy potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Leaves and berries of Solanum species contain steroidal glycoalkaloids that can cause nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Peru, E. Brazil

About

Solanum leucodendron is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. The plant is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion in southeastern Brazil.

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 leucodendron 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.

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