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Solanum aculeastrum (mulsba tree)

Synonyms: Solanum aculeastrum var. aculeastrum; Solanum sodomeum (homotypic); Solanum subhastatum
Language: Kani; Kimaasai

Wikipedia Abstract

Solanum aculeastrum is commonly known as soda apple, sodaapple nightshade, goat apple, poison apple, or more ambiguously as "bitter-apple". It is a poisonous nightshade species from Africa and not related to true apples. The term "soda apple" probably derives from "Sodom apple", modified due to the fruit's detergent properties.
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Infraspecies

Solanum aculeastrum aculeastrum
Solanum aculeastrum thomsonii

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low

Predators

Hemiberlesia lataniae (latania scale)[2]
Rhizoecus dianthi (blind mealybug)[2]
Selepa docilis[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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