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{{SPlantbox
| name = ''Solanum muricatum''
|familia=Solanaceae
| common_names = Pepino Dulce, Pepino, Melon Pear, Melon Shrub, Pear Mellon
|genus=Solanum
| growth_habit = herbaceous
|species=muricatum
| high = 1m (3 ft){{SSN}}
|common_name=Pepino Dulce, Pepino, Melon Shrub, Pear Melon
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = temperate Andes
|habit=herbaceous
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| lifespan = perennial
|Max ht box=1
| exposure = <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Max ht metric=m
| water = regular, moderate {{SSN}}
|height_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
| features = fruit
|Max wd box=0.9
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|Max wd metric=m
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| usda_zones = 9-11
|origin=temperate Andes
| sunset_zones = 17, 24, 25, 27
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun
| image = Solanum muricatum Flower and Fruit.jpg
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|water=moist, moderate
| image_caption = Pepino plant, flower, fruit
|features=edible, fruit
|flowers=blue, purple, white
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=9
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=12
|sunset_zones=17, 24, 25, 27
|image=Solanum muricatum Flower and Fruit.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Pepino plant, flower, fruit
}}
}}
'''Growth Habit''': Pepino dulce is a small, unarmed, [[herbaceous]] plant or [[bush]] with a [[woody]] base and fibrous roots. Growth is erect or ascending to about 3 feet high and several feet across. It is similar in these respects to a small tomato vine, and like the tomato may need staking or other support.
'''Growth Habit''': Pepino dulce is a small, unarmed, [[herbaceous]] plant or [[bush]] with a [[woody]] base and fibrous roots. Growth is erect or ascending to about 3 feet high and several feet across. It is similar in these respects to a small tomato vine, and like the tomato may need staking or other support.
* [http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/pepino.html CRFG: Pepino Dulce]
* [http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/pepino.html CRFG: Pepino Dulce]
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* http://club.wcb.ru/index.php?showtopic=914
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