The Potato Creeper
Solanum seaforthianum
Also known as Brazilian Nightshade, Italian Jasmine, St. Vincent Lilac
About The Potato Creeper
Solanum seaforthianum, the Brazilian nightshade, is a flowering evergreen vine of the family Solanaceae native to tropical South America and the West Indies. As a member of the Solanum genus, it is related to such plants as the tomato and potato. The plant is highly heat resistant, but cannot tolerate frost conditions. Its other common names include blue potato vine, climbing nightshade, Italian jasmine, potato creeper, St. Vincent lilac, star potato vine and vining solanum.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum seaforthianum
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- SOLANACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Degraded evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Native to
- Brazil
- Distribution
- Widely naturalised
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- காட்டுக்கொடி
- Malayalam
- വള്ളിത്തക്കാളി
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
The Potato Creeper belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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