Ppolo k mai or Thorny ppoloSolanaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, extinct; Molokai, extinct; Lnai, extinct; Maui, extinct; extant only on Hawaii Island)NatureServe: Critically ImperiledHawaii Island (Cultivated)EtymologyThe Latin generic name Solanum is derived from solor or solatus, comforter, for some plants in this genus that were used medically, specifically S. nigrum, once used to treat epilepsy.The Latin epithet incompletum, lacking parts, in reference to the flowers.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/
A thorny wild tomato known as Cockroach Berry. Native to Brazil, now more widely spread, although the fruit is likely toxic. Iguazu area. In context at www.dixpix.ca/Amazon/flora/asterids/index.html
Solanum palinacanthum DunalSOLANACEAELocal: Parque Ecolgico Canjerena, Braslia, Brasil.Ref.: a) Lorenzi, H. Plantas Daninhas do Brasil. 4 edio. Plantarum, 2008; b) Silva, S.R. O gnero Solanum (Solanaceae) no Distrito Federal, Brasil. UnB, 1996.
This plant can cause abdominal pain, headache, flushed skin, tiredness. Severe cases include vomiting, thirst, difficult breathing, paralysis, dilated pupils, diarrhea, can cause death. Green potatoes contain the same chemical but in lower concentrations.The toxin amount varies with soil, light, climate and growth stage. Ripe fruits are generally less toxic than the leaves and unripe berries, but even ripe berries can be poisonous.www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animalsAndPlants/noxious-w...