Solanum quitoense

Solanum quitoense
	Whole and transversely-cut fruit
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Solaneae
Genus:	Solanum
Species:	S. quitoense
Binomial name
	Solanum quitoense; Lam.
SynonymsTropicos
	Solanum angulatum Ruiz & Pav.; Solanum macrocarpon Molina (non L.: homonym); Solanum macrocarpon Pav. ex Dunal in DC. (nomen nudum, homonym); Solanum nollanum Britton; Solanum quitense Kunth; Solanum quitoense f. septentrionale (R.E.Schult. & Cuatrec.) D'Arcy; Solanum quitoense var. septentrionale R.E.Schult. & Cuatrec.;

Solanum quitoense, also known as naranjilla ^[2] (Spanish pronunciation: [naɾaŋˈxiʎa], "little orange") in Ecuador and Panama and as lulo ([ˈlulo], from Quechua) in Colombia, is a perennial plant (fruit) found in South America.

It appears to be similar to an orange at first glance, however the inner fruit is quite different, with a ring of blue seeds surrounding a cluster of orange seeds.

Solanum Quitoense Media

5 month old naranjilla - new leaf shoot. Chapel Hill, North Carolina
This photo was taken in Costa Rica, about 20 miles in the rain forest.

References

↑ Solanaceae Source (2005): Solanum quitoense. Version of December 2005. Retrieved 2008-SEP-25.
↑ "Solanum quitoense". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

[solanaceae_source-1] Solanaceae Source (2005): Solanum quitoense. Version of December 2005. Retrieved 2008-SEP-25.

[2] "Solanum quitoense". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

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Solanum quitoense

Whole and transversely-cut fruit
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Solaneae
Genus:	Solanum
Species:	S. quitoense
Binomial name
*Solanum quitoense* Lam.
Synonyms^[1]Tropicos
Solanum angulatum Ruiz & Pav. Solanum macrocarpon Molina (non L.: homonym) Solanum macrocarpon Pav. ex Dunal in DC. (nomen nudum, homonym) Solanum nollanum Britton Solanum quitense Kunth Solanum quitoense f. septentrionale (R.E.Schult. & Cuatrec.) D'Arcy Solanum quitoense var. septentrionale R.E.Schult. & Cuatrec.