Top Results for Solanaceae

Naranjilla, called lulo in Colombia, is the fruit of Solanum quitoense, a subtropical nightshade native to northwestern South America. The plant bears round fruit with orange skin and green, aromatic pulp divided into seed-filled sections. Its sharply tart flavor is commonly used in juices and other...

Goldenberry, Cape gooseberry, or Physalis peruviana is a fruiting plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, native to the Andean region of South America. Its round yellow to orange berries develop inside inflated, papery calyces and have a sweet-tart flavor. The fruit is eaten fresh, dried, or coo...

Ground cherry, identified here as Physalis pubescens, is a plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, native to parts of the Americas. It produces small yellow to orange fruits enclosed in papery husks formed from the enlarged calyx, a structure also found in related Physalis species such as tomati...

Solanum betaceum, commonly known as the tamarillo or tree tomato, is a small flowering tree or shrub in the nightshade family (Solanaceae) native to the Andean highlands of South America. The plant produces egg-shaped edible fruits with a tart, slightly acidic flavor, which range in color from yello...

Solanum betaceum, formerly known as Cyphomandra betacea and commonly called the tamarillo or tomate de árbol, is a small tree or shrub in the nightshade family. It is native to the Andean regions of South America, where it has been cultivated since pre-Columbian times for its edible, egg-shaped frui...

Kutjera, also called desert raisin, is the fruit of Solanum centrale, a perennial plant native to the arid and semi-arid regions of Australia. Aboriginal Australian communities have long gathered the small fruits as bush food, eating them fresh, dried, or ground and mixed with other ingredients. The...

Pepino, Solanum muricatum, is a cultivated plant in the nightshade family that originated in the Andean region of South America. It produces smooth-skinned berries that are commonly pale yellow with purple streaks and contain soft, mildly sweet flesh often compared with melon or cucumber. The fruit...

Cocona, or Solanum sessiliflorum, is a tropical fruit-bearing plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae native to the Amazon basin. It produces tomato-like berries with a tart flavor, and the fruit is used as a souring ingredient in Peruvian and Brazilian Amazonian cuisines. The plant is both a bota...

Goji berry, also called wolfberry, is the red fruit of Lycium barbarum, a flowering plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae. The species is native to China and has been cultivated there for more than 2,000 years, including use in traditional Chinese medicine. In modern commerce, the fruit is commo...

Lycium chinense, known as Chinese wolfberry or Chinese boxthorn, is a shrub in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Its native range extends through China and other parts of temperate East Asia, and it produces orange-red wolfberries related to those of Lycium barbarum. The fruit and other plant parts...

Black nightshade is the common name often applied to Solanum nigrum, a variable annual or short-lived herb in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It produces small white flowers followed by berries that commonly become dark purple or black when ripe. Unripe berries and other plant parts can contain t...

A cosmopolitan weedy nightshade, Solanum americanum produces small black berries eaten in parts of Africa, Asia, and the Americas; unripe fruits contain toxic solanine.

Chinese lantern berry is the common name for Physalis alkekengi, a perennial flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It is native to parts of Europe and Asia and is cultivated mainly for its inflated, orange-red calyx, which encloses a small berry and remains attractive after drying. T...

Bittersweet nightshade berry is the fruit of Solanum dulcamara, a twining plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The berries develop from green through yellow and orange to red, while the plant's leaves, stems, and fruit contain toxic alkaloids including solanine. The species is native to Euras...