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Solanum paniculatum

Solanum paniculatum
Photo: Jorge, Public domain

Solanum paniculatum, known as jurubeba, is a shrubby nightshade native to Brazil and neighboring South America, grown for its medicinal and food uses. It is a tropical plant that tolerates a range of conditions in warm climates.

Family
Solanaceae (Nightshade family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly during growth and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile garden soil or loam.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: Unripe fruits and other parts contain steroidal alkaloids (solasodine-type glycoalkaloids) typical of nightshades; these can cause gastrointestinal upset if eaten raw or unripe.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
E. Bolivia to Brazil

About

Solanum paniculatum, commonly known as jurubeba, is a nightshade common in almost all of Brazil. It is used as a medicinal plant and has a bitter taste.

An infusion of its stem and its root in sugar cane alcohol (cachaça) is popularly used as an apéritif or a digestif.

Other Solanum plants

Dwarf Tamarillo · Solanum acaule · Sodaapple nightshade · Ethiopian nightshade · American black nightshade · Solanum arcanum · New Zealand nightshade · Solanum berthaultii · Tamarillo · Solanum brevicaule · Solanum cajanumense · Bitter Apple

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solanum paniculatum 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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