About tamarillo
The tamarillo (Solanum betaceum) is a tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Solanaceae (the nightshade family). It bears an egg-shaped edible fruit. It is common globally, especially in its native South America (as the Quechuan chilltu in Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador, or as tomate andino in other Andean countries), and has been introduced in New Zealand, Nepal, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Australia, and Bhutan.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum betaceum
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- SOLANACEAE
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
tamarillo belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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