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Solanum cajanumense

Synonyms: Cyphomandra cajanumensis (homotypic); Cyphomandra casana; Pionandra cajanumensis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Solanum cajanumense (also known as casana) is a species of plant in the Solanaceae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Intolerant of heat, frost, or direct sunlight, Solanum cajanumense seems to prefer cloud forest-type growing conditions, which limits its future agricultural potential. As with most solanaceae, most parts of the plant are toxic, but casana produces an edible, yellow fruit similar in appearance to, but smaller than the closely related tamarillo.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  The unripe fruit is slightly toxic.
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera, Bats
Scent [2]  The leaves have a pungent smell.
Structure [2]  Tree
Height [2]  6.56 feet (2 m)
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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0