Solanum wrightii Benth.

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Common names: Giant potato tree (English)
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Growth form(s): Tree.
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Literature:

Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Solanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(4) Page 71.

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Flora of Zambia: cultivated Solanum wrightii
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Solanum wrightii

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

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Malawi: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Solanum wrightii.
https://www.malawiflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=173220, retrieved 5 December 2025

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