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Solanum miyakojimense

Solanum miyakojimense is a small evergreen shrub from coastal rocks in the Miyako Islands of Japan and Taiwan, growing to about 30 cm. Grow it in full sun with well-drained soil, as it is adapted to coastal conditions.

Family
Solanaceae (Nightshade family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil are dry; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty mix tolerant of salt spray.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Unripe berries and other parts of Solanum species contain steroidal glycoalkaloids that can cause nausea, vomiting and worse if eaten; treat all parts as poisonous.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Nansei-shotō to N. Philippines (Batanes)
Climate
subtropical

About

Solanum miyakojimense (イラブナスビ, Irabu-nasubi) is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae that is native to the Miyako Islands of Japan and found also on Taiwan.

Where it grows

Solanum miyakojimense grows amongst the rocks along the coast amidst vegetation dominated by Heliotropium arboreum and Scaevola taccada. At one time found around Cape Higashi-hennazaki on Miyako-jima, on Irabu Island, and on Kurima-jima, recent surveys have failed to confirm its presence in the Miyako Islands other than in two small areas in one part of Irabu, although it has also been reported from Taiwan.

Other Solanum plants

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solanum miyakojimense 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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