Solanaceae
Potatotree
Solanum erianthum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 假烟叶树, 假煙葉樹, 土烟叶, 山烟草, 山煙草, 苦天茄, 苦天茄叶
- English
- Potatotree
- Malay
- Terung Raya, Terung Rimbang
- Thai
- ฉับแป้ง
Synonyms
- Solanum adulterinum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Solanum amblycalycinum St.-Lag.
- Solanum amblycalyx Dunal
- Solanum erianthum var. adulterinum (Ham. ex G.Don) Baker & N.W.Simmonds
- Solanum erianthum var. erianthum
- Solanum eriocalyx Dunal
- Solanum mauritianum Blanco
- Solanum pubescens Roxb.
- Solanum racemosum Mill.
- Solanum verbascifolium var. adulterina Ham.
- Solanum verbascifolium var. adulterinum G.Don
- Solanum verbascifolium var. exstipulatum Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Potatotree: 假煙葉樹(土煙葉) Solanum erianthum [香港塔門 Tap Mun, Hong Kong]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/%E5%81%87%E7%85%99%E8%91%89%E6%A8%B9%28%E5%9C%9F%E7%85%99%E8%91%89%29_Solanum_erianthum_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%A1%94%E9%96%80_Tap_Mun%2C_Hong_Kong-_%2823650687250%29.jpg/1280px-%E5%81%87%E7%85%99%E8%91%89%E6%A8%B9%28%E5%9C%9F%E7%85%99%E8%91%89%29_Solanum_erianthum_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%A1%94%E9%96%80_Tap_Mun%2C_Hong_Kong-_%2823650687250%29.jpg)
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Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.