SPECIES HEAD TO HEAD - Nightshades (Solanum L.) is a large genus of over 1230 officially recorded species that grow worldwide, especially in the tropics. Two species, the giant devil's fig (Solanum chrysotrichum Schltdl.) and the Turkey berry (Solanum torvum Sw.) have similar flowers and fruits. To differentiate, you need the size of the leaves.
S. chrysotrichum is a small to medium-sized tree and grows mostly at elevations of 1500-2500 meters. The leaves are up to 68 cm long, up to 65 cm wide and the petioles are up to 27 cm long.
S. torvum is a shrub to small tree and grows mostly at elevations of 0-1000 meters. The leaves are about 19 cm long, about 15 cm wide and the petioles are about 5 cm long.
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S. chrysotrichum is a small to medium-sized tree and grows mostly at elevations of 1500-2500 meters. The leaves are up to 68 cm long, up to 65 cm wide and the petioles are up to 27 cm long.
S. torvum is a shrub to small tree and grows mostly at elevations of 0-1000 meters. The leaves are about 19 cm long, about 15 cm wide and the petioles are about 5 cm long.
By Aryo Bandoro
Founder of Dlium.com. You can follow him on X: @Abandoro.
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