SolanaceaeSubfamily Browallioideae
Subfamily Nicotianoideae
Subfamily Petunioideae
Subfamily Solanoideae
W/C = Wild Collected |
Solanum quitoense
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- Common Name: Naranjilla, Lulo
- Family: Solanaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Colombia
- Habitat: wild type
- Description: The naranjilla or lulo (S. quitoense) belongs to the same section of Solanum (Lasiocarpa) as the cocona. It is a taller plant (ca. 2 m), less branched and with slightly smaller leaves that possess prickles (Whalen et al. 1981). The leaves, particularly younger ones, the veins and petioles are often purplish, making the plant sufficiently attractive to be grown occasionally as an indoor ornamental in the United States. The globose berries are around 5 cm in diameter, orange and covered with short stiff hairs which have usually rubbed off by the time the fruits have reached the markets. The pulp is green and gives a green juice, the form in which it is usually used. The taste is unique, but has been described by some as like that of a mixture of pineapples and strawberries. The plant was found by the Spanish in Ecuador and Colombia (Patiño 1963) where most of it is still grown. It was introduced to Panama and Costa Rica in the middle of this century where it is also grown today.
- Uses: The juice is used most commonly for drinks. The fragrance and flavor are unique, but some people have claimed a resemblance to a mixture of pineapple and strawberries, others to that of citrus fruits. The fruit is rich in vitamins A and C (Romero-Castañeda, 1961).
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   Accession Data:- Accession # 200400258
- Source: Greg Anderson ex Charles Heiser
- Accession Date: 11-03-2004
- Bench: 3304 - Liliaceae et al...
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 07-12-2009
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Solanales
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- Family: Solanaceae
- SubFamily: Solanoideae
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References:The Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense), The Cocona (Solanum sessiliflorum) and their hybrid, Charles B. Heiser, Gene Conservation and Exploitation p. 29–34. Edited by J.P. Gustafson et al., Plenum Press, New York, 1993 Heiser, C. and G. Anderson. 1999. "New" solanums. p. 379–384. In: J. Janick (ed.), Perspectives on new crops and new uses. ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA.
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