Species Solanum capense L. (Poison apple)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Plantae
  • - phylum: Tracheophyta
  • -- class: Magnoliopsida
  • --- order: Solanales
  • ---- family: Solanaceae
  • ----- species: Solanum capense
Characteristics:shrub, 0,45 m tall, cream to pale purple coloured flowers, yellow berries, slightly hairy leaves, slightly thorny stem, moderate toxicity of the apples
Links:
References:Van der Walt and le Riche 1999: 80
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Comments: Solanum capense L..
SpecimenId: 100450803
SpecimenText: Drège, Jean François (Johann Franz) - s.n.
Caption: Drège - s.n. - South Africa
Image kind: Herbarium Specimen
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