Solanum cerasiferum is a species of plant in the nightshade family.[1] It is native to tropical Africa.[2]
| Solanum cerasiferum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. cerasiferum
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| Binomial name | |
| Solanum cerasiferum Dunal
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The species is andromonoecious.[3] However, the species overall has a weaker andromonoecy than its relatives. The is morphological of this species is similar to Solanum campylacanthum.[4]
The plant is an erect, pale yellow-orange, prickly shrub-like herb that bears spherical berry fruit and flowers.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Solanum cerasiferum Dun. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Solanum cerasiferum Dunal | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ Chapman, Mark A. (2019-05-30). The Eggplant Genome. Springer. p. 16. ISBN 978-3-319-99208-2.
- ^ Knapp, Sandra; Vorontsova, Maria S.; Prohens, Jaime (2013-02-22). "Wild Relatives of the Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.: Solanaceae): New Understanding of Species Names in a Complex Group". PLOS ONE. 8 (2): e57039. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...857039K. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057039. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3579775. PMID 23451138.
- ^ Vorontsova, Maria. S.; Stern, Stephen; Bohs, Lynn; Knapp, Sandra (2013-10-01). "African spiny Solanum (subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae): a thorny phylogenetic tangle". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 173 (2): 176–193. doi:10.1111/boj.12053. ISSN 0024-4074.
- ^ "Solanum cerasiferum - description". Solanaceae Source. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
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