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Solanaceae

Wolf apple

Solanum lycocarpum A.St.-Hil.

Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum

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Wolf apple: a picture i took in a nearby countryside of Brasília
Photo: Nevinho, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)
Chinese
狼果, 狼蘋果
English
Wolf apple
Esperanto
Lupofrukto, Agvaraofrukto
Japanese
ウルフアップル
Portuguese
Fruta-de-lobo, Guarambá

Synonyms

  • Solanum apaense Chodat & Hassl.
  • Solanum grandiflorum f. apaense Chodat & Hassl.
  • Solanum grandiflorum f. paraguariensis Chodat & Hassl.
  • Solanum grandiflorum var. angustifolium Sendtn.
  • Solanum grandiflorum var. macrocarpum Hassl.
  • Solanum grandiflorum var. pulverulentum Sendtn.
  • Solanum lycocarpum subsp. lycocarpum
  • Solanum lycocarpum subsp. macrophyllum Hassl.
  • Solanum lycocarpum var. decalvatum Witasek
  • Solanum lycocarpum var. genuinum (A.St.-Hil.) Hassl.
  • Solanum lycocarpum var. lycocarpum
  • Solanum lycocarpum var. macrocarpum (Hassl.) Hassl.
  • Solanum lycocarpum var. paraguariense (Chodat & Hassl.) Hassl.
  • Solanum paraguariensis Chodat & Hassl.
  • Solanum rupincola var. macrocarpum (Hassl.) Chodat
  • Solanum undatum Walsh

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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.