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Solanum mammosum L.
nipplefruit
       
Symbol:   SOMA2  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Solanaceae  
Duration:   Annual
Perennial 		 
Growth Habit:   Subshrub
Forb/herb 		 
Native Status:  
PR    N
VI    N



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Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. West Indies. Usage Requirements.
 
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Distribution:
Solanum mammosum L.

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Related Taxa:
Solanum mammosum L.

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 103 species in Solanum
 

Classification:
Solanum mammosum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Solanales
Family Solanaceae – Potato family
Genus Solanum L. – nightshade
Species Solanum mammosum L. – nipplefruit
 

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Solanum mammosum L.

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30470.
 
 
Time Generated: 11/23/2009 11:48 PM MST  
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