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The tamarillo (Solanum betaceum) is a tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Solanaceae (the nightshade family). It bears the tamarillo, an egg-shaped edible fruit. [2] It is also known as the tree tomato, [3] tomate de árbol, tomate andino, tomate serrano, blood fruit, poor man's tomato, tomate de yuca, tomate de españa, sachatomate, berenjena, chilto and tamamoro in South America ...
Solanum abutiloides is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae.It is endemic to Argentina and Bolivia, and thrives as a weedy plant in rocky land, on stream banks, and scrub land between 900–3,600 metres (3,000–11,800 ft) in elevation.
The best known species is the widely cultivated Tamarillo or tree tomato, but a number of the others are also cultivated as garden plants because of their attractive flowers or fruits. Several other species (e.g. S. cajanumense , S. circinatum , S. sibundoyense ) also have fruits that are edible when ripe, and yet others are used as dyestuffs ...
The tamarind tree produces brown, pod-like fruits that contain a sweet, tangy pulp, which is used in cuisines around the world. The pulp is also used in traditional medicine and as a metal polish . The tree's wood can be used for woodworking and tamarind seed oil can be extracted from the seeds.
Solanum erianthum D.Don – Potato tree, "mullein nightshade" Solanum mauritianum – Woolly nightshade, ear-leaved nightshade, flannel weed, bugweed, tobacco weed, kerosene plant, "wild tobacco" (Australia) Solanum evolvuloides; Section Dulcamara. Solanum crispum – Chilean potato vine, Chilean nightshade, Chilean potato tree
Tamarillo is a flowering plant famous for its fruit. Tamarillo may also refer to: Tamarillo (horse) (1992–2015), an Olympic medallist; Tamarillo, a 2006 album by ...
Tamarind tree. The tamarind plant has origins in India where it has been commonly utilised as a shade tree. [6] In the 4th century BC tamarind was common among the Greeks and ancient Egyptians and has since been distributed and cultivated in over 50 countries worldwide, notably in Asia (in particular the Indian subcontinent), parts of the Middle East and Latin America.
Physalis ixocarpa – MHNT. The tomatillo (Physalis philadelphica and Physalis ixocarpa), also known as the Mexican husk tomato, is a plant of the nightshade family bearing small, spherical, and green or green-purple fruit of the same name. [1]