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Solanum paralum

Solanum paralum is a little-known nightshade from Brazil, closely related to the potato and tomato, and is rarely grown. Like other Solanum, it is best treated as a warm-climate shrub that needs bright light and well-drained soil.

Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade family)
Light: Full sun, Part shade
Water: Water when the top few centimetres of soil feel dry, keeping the root zone evenly moist but never soggy.
Soil: Well-drained, fertile potting or garden mix.
Temperature: 18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy: Moderate
Safety: Toxic: Like other Solanum species, leaves, stems and unripe fruit contain steroidal glycoalkaloids that can cause nausea, vomiting and digestive upset if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range: Brazil (Bahia, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)

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Solanum paralum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to 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 paralum 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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