Solanum pachyandrum

Solanum pachyandrum, known as ', is a spine-forming vine of the Solanum genus (which contains over 1,000 species). It is native to southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru where the large juicy fruit is commonly eaten and considered a treat by children. Although the plant has been known and consumed by the indigenous people of that land, it was only published scientifically in 1914 by German botanist Friedrich August Georg Bitter.

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