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Solanaceae
Devil's Fig Flower
Solanum torvum
Resilience and nourishment.
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
- Native to
- Central America, Caribbean, South America
- Bloom season
- Year-Round In Tropics
- Type
- Shrub
- Height
- 2-5 meters
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Fertile, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Devil's fig is widely used as a rootstock for grafting eggplants because of its disease resistance.
- Its small green berries are eaten as vegetables in Southeast Asian and Caribbean cuisine.
- The plant is considered invasive in many tropical regions due to its aggressive spreading.
- Birds are the primary seed dispersers, eating the berries and depositing seeds in new areas.
- In traditional Thai medicine, the fruit is used to treat coughs and liver ailments.
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