Sodom apple
Solanum linnaeanum

Family: Solanaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It can grow 1.5 m tall. It is prickly. The leaves are deeply lobed and spiny and 15 cm long. There are 1 to a few flowers in the axils of leaves. They are mauve to purple. The fruit are yellow berries 25 mm across.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,200 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Australia, Mediterranean, South Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Medicine

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Solanum astrophorum Jan; Solanum hermannii Dunal; Solanum sodomeum var. hermannii (Dunal) Dunal; Solanum sodomeum var. mediterraneum Dunal;