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Solanaceae

Solanum tomentosum L.

Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum

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Solanum tomentosum: Solanum tomentosum L. - Lion's Head, Cape Town, South Africa
Photo: Mahendran Moodley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Afrikaans
Kleingrysbitterappel, Slangappel, Slangappelbos

Synonyms

  • Solanum coccineum Jacq.
  • Solanum ferox Mill. ex Dunal
  • Solanum molle Burm.f.
  • Solanum pulverulentum L.
  • Solanum tomentosum subsp. brevifrons Bitter
  • Solanum tomentosum subsp. coccineum (Jacq.) Willd.
  • Solanum tomentosum subsp. megalocarpum Bitter
  • Solanum tomentosum var. integrifolium Flanagan & Bitter
  • Solanum tomentosum var. longiarmatum Bitter
  • Solanum tomentosum var. macrophyllum Nees
  • Solanum tomentosum var. mollissimum Bitter
  • Solanum tomentosum var. scabriusculum Bitter
  • Solanum tomentosum var. sublyratum 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.