Curcinate nightshade
Solanum circinatum

Family: Solanaceae

What it is like

A shrub. The fruit are golden yellow and edible.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. In Colombia it has been recorded at 1,800 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guianas, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw. They are also sweetened and made into preserves, juice or candied into syrup.

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Asna panga, Contra gallinazo, Dwergtafrabon, Fruta de agua, Gallinaso sacha, Gallinazo panga, Irayo panga, Irayuyo, Irayuyu, Ko pi, Maluside, Monca prieto, Nanakamo, Nanakawe, Naranjilla, Pepinillo, Regalgar, Reventadera, Sandillo, Tigriston, Tonga, Tsutsucuru, Venenillo, Zopilote

Synonyms

Cyphomandra artocarpophylla H. J. P. Winkl.; Cyphomandra costarincensis Donn.Sm.; Cyphomandra dendroidea Pittier; Cyphomandra dolichorhachis Bitter; Cyphomandra hartwegii (Miers) Walp.; Cyphomandra heterophylla Donn.Sm. non Taub.; Cyphomandra holtonii Hochr.; Cyphomandra mollicella Standl.; Cyphomandra naranjilla Pittier; Cyphomandra splendens Dunal; Pionandra hartwegii Miers;