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Maned wolf fruit (Lobeira)

Solanum lycocarpum

Description:

Purple flower measuring about 3 cm. Spontaneous growth beside the sidewalk in a bush with thick and rough leaves with wavy edges

Notes:

Identification by Saturniidae27 The fruit of this plant serves as food for the maned wolf ("Chrysocyon brachyurusIt").Is believed to help fight the giant kidney worm.

5 Comments

FernandoMSoares
FernandoMSoares 3 years ago

No problems Saturniidae27! Tks again!

Saturniidae27
Saturniidae27 3 years ago

My bad, I am so sorry, its actually The maned wolf fruit (Solanum lycocarpum)
https://alchetron.com/Solanum-lycocarpum...

Saturniidae27
Saturniidae27 3 years ago

Thanks Fernando :-)

FernandoMSoares
FernandoMSoares 3 years ago

Thank you Saturniidae27, you are very up to date! This species was described in 2019!

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 3 years ago

This looks reminiscent of the nightshades, Solanaceae.

FernandoMSoares
Spotted by
FernandoMSoares

São Paulo, Brazil

Spotted on Jun 7, 2020
Submitted on Jun 7, 2020

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