Solanum mammosum

Solanum mammosum
This article is about the plant Solanum mammosum, described by Carl Linnaeus. For other Solanum described under this name, see below.
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Solanum mammosum
Ripe fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species: S. mammosum
Binomial name
Solanum mammosum
L.
Synonyms

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Solanum mammosum is commonly known as Nipplefruit, Titty Fruit, Cow's Udder, or, ambiguously, "Apple of Sodom"[1]. It is an annual to perennial plant in the Solanaceae family, part of the Solanum or nightshade genus, and a relative of the tomato and potato. This poisonous fruit is native to South America, but has been naturalized in the Greater Antilles, Central America and Caribbean.

In Chinese culture it is known as five fingered eggplant(五指茄). In Japan it is known as Fox Face.

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Uses

The plant is grown for ornamental purposes, in part because of the distal end of the fruit's resemblance to a human breast, while the proximal end looks like a cow's udder. It is reputed to have medicinal use in various treatments, from athlete's foot[2] to irritability and restlessness[3], and is sometimes used as a detergent. It is imported to Taiwan and Hong Kong as decorative foliage for use in religious and festival floral arrangements. They are commonly used in building Chinese New Year trees due to their auspicious golden coloured fruit.

Synonyms

This plant is not easily confused, but several now-invalid scientific names have been given to it:[4]

  • Solanum corniculatum E.André (non Huber: preoccupied[5])
S. corniculatum of Hiern refers to an unidentifiable species of Lycianthes.
  • Solanum cornigerum E.André
S. cornigerum of Dunal in de Candolle is now S. viscosissimum.
  • Solanum globiferum Dunal
  • Solanum mammosum var. corniculum Ridl.
  • Solanum mamosissimum Ram.Goyena
  • Solanum platanifolium Sims
S. platanifolium var. lagoense is the Solanum affine of Otto Sendtner.
  • Solanum villosissimum Zuccagni

In addition, the name Solanum mammosum was also invalidly given to other nightshade species:[4]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Trade Winds Fruit: Nipple Fruit
  2. ^ Lans et al. (2001)
  3. ^ Botanical.com (1995)
  4. ^ a b Solanaceae Source (2006)
  5. ^ The identity of Huber's S. corniculatum is unclear, but his description precedes that of André: Solanaceae Source (2006)

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