Solanum capense

Family: Solanaceae

What it is like

A prickly shrub. It grows 60 cm tall. The leaves are lobed and 1.5-2.5 cm long by 0.6-2 cm wide. They can be larger. The fruit is a round berry up to 1 cm across.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Namibia, South Africa (country/location of origin), Southern Africa

How it is used for food

The fruit are used to curdle milk.

Edible parts

Fruit - curdles milk

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Solanum dinteri Bitter; Solanum dregei Dunal; Solanum milleri Jacq.; Solanum namaquense Dammer; Solanum shiruschuna Mill.; Solanum subbiflorum Ortega; and others