Solanum mammosum L.

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Common names: Nipple fruit (English)
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Status: Cultivated
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 272.

Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Solanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(4) Page 70.

Other sources of information about Solanum mammosum:

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Solanum mammosum
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Solanum mammosum
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Solanum mammosum
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Solanum mammosum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Solanum mammosum
African Plant Database: Solanum mammosum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Solanum mammosum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Solanum mammosum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Solanum mammosum
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iNaturalist: Solanum mammosum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Solanum mammosum
JSTOR Plant Science: Solanum mammosum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Solanum mammosum
Plants of the World Online: Solanum mammosum
Tropicos: Solanum mammosum
Wikipedia: Solanum mammosum


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Solanum mammosum.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=173180, retrieved 28 March 2024

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