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Solanaceae

Bitter-apple tree

Solanum giganteum Jacq.

Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum

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Common names

By language (3)
Afrikaans
Geneesblaarboom, Doringluisboom
English
Bitter-apple tree, Healing-leaf bitter-apple, Healing-leaf tree, Red bitter-apple, Thorny bugtree
Xhosa
Icuba lasendle

Synonyms

  • Solanum argenteum B.Heyne ex Wall.
  • Solanum bequaertii De Wild.
  • Solanum farinaceum Griff.
  • Solanum farinosum Wall.
  • Solanum farinosum Wall.
  • Solanum giganteum var. giganteum
  • Solanum giganteum var. longifolium Dunal
  • Solanum giganteum var. tenuifolium Dunal
  • Solanum mildbraedii Dammer
  • Solanum muansense Dammer
  • Solanum muansense subsp. mildbraedii (Dammer) Bitter
  • Solanum muansense subsp. muansense
  • Solanum nilghiry Noton ex Dunal
  • Solanum niveum Vahl
  • Solanum seretii De Wild.
  • Solanum sordidescens Bitter

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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). About our plant data.