Solanum capsicoides All. is a plant in the Solanaceae family, order Solanales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Solanum capsicoides All.

Solanum capsicoides All.

Solanum capsicoides, or cockroach berry, is a solanaceous flowering plant native to eastern Brazil, naturalized and sometimes invasive in other tropical regions.

Family
Genus
Solanum
Order
Solanales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Solanum capsicoides All.

Solanum capsicoides All., commonly known as cockroach berry, is a flowering plant species belonging to the Solanaceae family. It is native to eastern Brazil, but has become naturalized in other tropical regions, where it sometimes grows as an invasive weed.

Photo: (c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Diogo Luiz · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Solanales Solanaceae Solanum

More from Solanaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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