Solanaceae

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum L.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum

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Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum) — FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (22)

Afrikaans: Winterkersie
Arabic: حدق ماديرا
Azerbaijani: Yalançı quşüzümü
Chinese: 玉珊瑚, 珊瑚樱, 珊瑚櫻, 冬珊瑚, 玉珊瑚根, 珊瑚豆, 玛瑙珠, 櫻桃椒
Croatian: Božićna trešnja
Czech: Lilek višňový
English: Jerusalem cherry, Madeira winter cherry
Finnish: Huonekoiso
French: Cerisier d'amour, Pommier d'amour, Cerisier de Jérusalem, Oranger des savetiers
German: Korallenstrauch
Greek: Κεράσι της Ιερουσαλήμ
Icelandic: Jerúsalemskirsuber
Indonesian: Tomat hias
Japanese: タマサンゴ, フユサンゴ, リュウノタマ
Lithuanian: Koralinė kiauliauogė, Jeruzalės vyšnia
Norwegian Bokmål: Jerusalemsøtvier
Polish: Psianka koralowa
pwn: Siljisilji
Russian: Паслён ложноперечный
Spanish: Mirto, Cereza de Jerusalen, Cereza de Jerusalén, Cereza de Madeira
Swedish: Korallbär
Ukrainian: Паслін псевдоперцевий

Synonyms

Brachistus grisebachii Hieron.
Pseudocapsicum undulatifolium Moench
Solanum capsicastrum Link ex Schau
Solanum capsicastrum var. caaguazuense Chodat
Solanum capsicastrum var. capsicastrum
Solanum compactum hort.
Solanum diffusum Link ex Roem. & Schult.
Solanum diffusum subsp. diffusum
Solanum diffusum var. diffusum
Solanum diflorum Vell.
Solanum diflorum var. angustifolium Kuntze
Solanum diflorum var. diflorum
Solanum diflorum var. hygrophilum (Schltdl.) Kuntze
Solanum diflorum var. pulverulentum Chodat
Solanum diphyllum Forssk.
Solanum diphyllum var. diphyllum
Solanum diphyllum var. pulverulentum Chodat
Solanum dunnianum H.Lév.
Solanum eremanthum Dunal
Solanum hendersonii hort. ex W.Wight
Solanum hermannioides Schinz
Solanum hyemale Salisb.
Solanum hygrophilum Schltdl.
Solanum ipecacuanha Chodat
Solanum ipecacuanha var. calvescens Chodat
Solanum ipecacuanha var. ipecacuanha
Solanum ipecacuanha var. obovata Chodat
Solanum jaliscanum Greenm.
Solanum karstenii Dunal
Solanum linkianum Roem. & Schult.
Solanum lucidum M.Martens & Galeotti
Solanum mexiae Standl.
Solanum microcarpum Vahl
Solanum microcarpum (Vahl) Hassl.
Solanum montevidense Spreng.
Solanum pilosulum Hassl.
Solanum pilosum Kuntze
Solanum pilulosum Hassl.
Solanum plurifurcipilum Bitter
Solanum pseudocapsicum f. calvescens Hassl.

and 23 more.

Flowers

In flower: all year (from 304 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: aacocucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nic Knott-Craig, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: jacilluch, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.