Solanum insidiosum

Family: Solanaceae

What it is like

A woody shrub. It grows 2-3 m tall. It has many branches and also prickles. The leaves are simple and can have shallow lobes. They are 3-10 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The flowering shoots are opposite the leaves and are 3-11 cm long. They branch. There are 10-30 flowers. The fruit is a round berry 1-2 cm across. They are green and yellow when young and ripen to yellow.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Brazil, South America

How it is used for food

The fruit are used to flavour sweets.

Edible parts

Fruit - flavouring

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Jubeba

Synonyms

Solanum jubeba Vell.; and others