Solanum Luridifuscescens - Hairy Green Tomato
Seeds were imported from Brazil. The indigenous name, etymology or meaning have not been discovered. It is also known as: Deer fruit and Green tomato from the bush. Shrub 2 to 4 m tall, deciduous (loses its leaves in winter) with cylindrical, spineless, glabrous (hairless) branches and easily identified by observing black dots on the branches. The leaves are isolated, rarely twinned (with 2 blades at the same node); membranous (membrane texture), measuring 4 to 14 cm long by 1.2 to 4 cm wide, with a lanceolate shape (spear-shaped), easily identified by observing simple trichomes (T-shaped hairs) and black dots). The flowers appear in a scorpioid inflorescence , axillary, 5 to 9 cm long, with 4 to 12 flowers with a cupuliform calyx (similar to a dome) and a rotaceous, star-shaped corolla of lilac color, 1.5 to 2.7 cm in diameter. It contains 5 stamens with subsessile filaments and yellow anthers and is 8–9 mm long; and the female part of the flower is formed by an ovary 2 mm in diameter, ovate, glabrous and rarely with glandular trichomes at the base of the ovary. The fruits are berries 4.5 to 6.8 cm long by 1.5 to 3.2 cm wide with an oblong shape (longer than wide) with a greenish skin and dark green spots, enclosing a gelatinous, acidic pulp with small, flattened discoid seeds 3 mm in diameter. Fast-growing, easy-to-grow and very hardy plant, native to the subtropical climate, it is resistant to frosts of up to -2 degrees and drought of 3 to 5 months. It can be cultivated throughout the world, at any altitude; it adapts well to sandy or clayey and red soils that are deep, maintain good humidity, with an acidic to neutral pH and a good amount of dissolved organic matter. The plant enjoys being cultivated in the shade where it produces abundantly and has a prolonged life cycle of between 5 to 10 years. It can be successfully cultivated in large pots measuring 40 to 50 cm in height by 30 to 40 cm in width. The fruits are very attractive due to their beauty and the aroma they give off when ripe. The green fruits can be used in cooking, sautéed or cooked; the ripe fruits have a sweet flavor reminiscent of a mixture of tomato and sweet passion fruit and are edible in their natural state and highly appreciated. The pulp can also be used to make refreshing juices. The fruits cut in half and without the pulp can be dried, just like dried tomatoes. The sliced fruits can be sautéed until they become a type of tomato sauce. This species has great potential for family fruit farming and in agroforestry projects. Seeds are limited and shipped in humid vermicultie.
Seeds were imported from Brazil. The indigenous name, etymology or meaning have not been discovered. It is also known as: Deer fruit and Green tomato from the bush. Shrub 2 to 4 m tall, deciduous (loses its leaves in winter) with cylindrical, spineless, glabrous (hairless) branches and easily identified by observing black dots on the branches. The leaves are isolated, rarely twinned (with 2 blades at the same node); membranous (membrane texture), measuring 4 to 14 cm long by 1.2 to 4 cm wide, with a lanceolate shape (spear-shaped), easily identified by observing simple trichomes (T-shaped hairs) and black dots). The flowers appear in a scorpioid inflorescence , axillary, 5 to 9 cm long, with 4 to 12 flowers with a cupuliform calyx (similar to a dome) and a rotaceous, star-shaped corolla of lilac color, 1.5 to 2.7 cm in diameter. It contains 5 stamens with subsessile filaments and yellow anthers and is 8–9 mm long; and the female part of the flower is formed by an ovary 2 mm in diameter, ovate, glabrous and rarely with glandular trichomes at the base of the ovary. The fruits are berries 4.5 to 6.8 cm long by 1.5 to 3.2 cm wide with an oblong shape (longer than wide) with a greenish skin and dark green spots, enclosing a gelatinous, acidic pulp with small, flattened discoid seeds 3 mm in diameter. Fast-growing, easy-to-grow and very hardy plant, native to the subtropical climate, it is resistant to frosts of up to -2 degrees and drought of 3 to 5 months. It can be cultivated throughout the world, at any altitude; it adapts well to sandy or clayey and red soils that are deep, maintain good humidity, with an acidic to neutral pH and a good amount of dissolved organic matter. The plant enjoys being cultivated in the shade where it produces abundantly and has a prolonged life cycle of between 5 to 10 years. It can be successfully cultivated in large pots measuring 40 to 50 cm in height by 30 to 40 cm in width. The fruits are very attractive due to their beauty and the aroma they give off when ripe. The green fruits can be used in cooking, sautéed or cooked; the ripe fruits have a sweet flavor reminiscent of a mixture of tomato and sweet passion fruit and are edible in their natural state and highly appreciated. The pulp can also be used to make refreshing juices. The fruits cut in half and without the pulp can be dried, just like dried tomatoes. The sliced fruits can be sautéed until they become a type of tomato sauce. This species has great potential for family fruit farming and in agroforestry projects. Seeds are limited and shipped in humid vermicultie.
Seeds were imported from Brazil. The indigenous name, etymology or meaning have not been discovered. It is also known as: Deer fruit and Green tomato from the bush. Shrub 2 to 4 m tall, deciduous (loses its leaves in winter) with cylindrical, spineless, glabrous (hairless) branches and easily identified by observing black dots on the branches. The leaves are isolated, rarely twinned (with 2 blades at the same node); membranous (membrane texture), measuring 4 to 14 cm long by 1.2 to 4 cm wide, with a lanceolate shape (spear-shaped), easily identified by observing simple trichomes (T-shaped hairs) and black dots). The flowers appear in a scorpioid inflorescence , axillary, 5 to 9 cm long, with 4 to 12 flowers with a cupuliform calyx (similar to a dome) and a rotaceous, star-shaped corolla of lilac color, 1.5 to 2.7 cm in diameter. It contains 5 stamens with subsessile filaments and yellow anthers and is 8–9 mm long; and the female part of the flower is formed by an ovary 2 mm in diameter, ovate, glabrous and rarely with glandular trichomes at the base of the ovary. The fruits are berries 4.5 to 6.8 cm long by 1.5 to 3.2 cm wide with an oblong shape (longer than wide) with a greenish skin and dark green spots, enclosing a gelatinous, acidic pulp with small, flattened discoid seeds 3 mm in diameter. Fast-growing, easy-to-grow and very hardy plant, native to the subtropical climate, it is resistant to frosts of up to -2 degrees and drought of 3 to 5 months. It can be cultivated throughout the world, at any altitude; it adapts well to sandy or clayey and red soils that are deep, maintain good humidity, with an acidic to neutral pH and a good amount of dissolved organic matter. The plant enjoys being cultivated in the shade where it produces abundantly and has a prolonged life cycle of between 5 to 10 years. It can be successfully cultivated in large pots measuring 40 to 50 cm in height by 30 to 40 cm in width. The fruits are very attractive due to their beauty and the aroma they give off when ripe. The green fruits can be used in cooking, sautéed or cooked; the ripe fruits have a sweet flavor reminiscent of a mixture of tomato and sweet passion fruit and are edible in their natural state and highly appreciated. The pulp can also be used to make refreshing juices. The fruits cut in half and without the pulp can be dried, just like dried tomatoes. The sliced fruits can be sautéed until they become a type of tomato sauce. This species has great potential for family fruit farming and in agroforestry projects. Seeds are limited and shipped in humid vermicultie.