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| name = ''Solanum sessiliflorum''
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| image_caption = Small cocona seedling, a few months old
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|common_name=Cocona
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| divisio = [[flowering plants|Tracheobionta]]
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| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
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| genus = ''[[Solanum]]''
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| species = '''''S. sessiliflorum'''''
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| binomial = ''Solanum sessiliflorum''
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| binomial_authority = [[Dunal]]
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|features=edible, fruit
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'''''Solanum sessiliflorum''''' or '''Cocona''' is a tropical shrub belonging to the [[Solanaceae]] family. The cocona plant has sturdy branches and huge, serrate and hairy leaves. Its flowers are like large potato flowers, with light green petals.  The [[fruit]] of cocona is a red, orange or yellow edible [[berry]]. Cocona hails from [[South America]], where it is occasionally cultivated to be used for human consumption.
  
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'''''Solanum sessiliflorum''''' or '''cocona''' is a tropical plant belonging to the [[Solanaceae]] family. The cocona plant has sturdy branches and huge, serrate and hairy leaves. Its flowers are like large potato flowers, with light green petals.  The fruit of cocona is a red, orange or yellow edible berry. Cocona hails from [[South America]], where it is occasionally cultivated to be used for human consumption.
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Cocona can also be grown as an indoor [[ornamental plant]] in colder areas, but it seems to be quite sensitive to [[spider mite]]s, so care should be taken not to keep it in too dry air during winter. During summer, it can be grown outside or in a cold greenhouse. Cocona plant cannot tolerate frost.
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Described on the Discovery Channel show ''Survivorman'' while in the Amazon Jungle in late 2007, they were said to provide a "flavor explosion," with a taste between a lemon and a tomato.
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''[[Solanum georgicum]]'' and ''[[Solanum hyporhodium]]'' were (and sometimes still are) included in this species, but they are generally treated as distinct today.<ref name = ss2005 />
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Cocona can also be grown as an indoor [[ornamental plant]] in colder areas, but it seems to be quite sensitive to [[spider mite]]s, so care should be taken not to keep it in too dry air during winter. During summer, it can be grown outside or in a cold greenhouse. Cocona plant cannot tolerate frost.
 
  
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[[Botanical synonym]]s include ''Solanum hyporhodium'' A. Br. & Bouché and ''Solanum topiro'' HBK.
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==Gallery==
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File:Solanum sessiliflorum 1.jpg| photo 1
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File:Cocona.JPG| photo 2
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Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
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== External links ==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/cocona.html Fruits of Warm Climates]
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[[Category:Solanum]]
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 2 June 2010


Solanum sessiliflorum 2.jpg


Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: ⇕ 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Width: ⇔ 4 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Features: ✓ edible, fruit
USDA Zones: 10 to 12
Scientific Names

Solanaceae >

Solanum >

sessiliflorum >


Solanum sessiliflorum or Cocona is a tropical shrub belonging to the Solanaceae family. The cocona plant has sturdy branches and huge, serrate and hairy leaves. Its flowers are like large potato flowers, with light green petals. The fruit of cocona is a red, orange or yellow edible berry. Cocona hails from South America, where it is occasionally cultivated to be used for human consumption.

Cocona can also be grown as an indoor ornamental plant in colder areas, but it seems to be quite sensitive to spider mites, so care should be taken not to keep it in too dry air during winter. During summer, it can be grown outside or in a cold greenhouse. Cocona plant cannot tolerate frost.

Described on the Discovery Channel show Survivorman while in the Amazon Jungle in late 2007, they were said to provide a "flavor explosion," with a taste between a lemon and a tomato.

Solanum georgicum and Solanum hyporhodium were (and sometimes still are) included in this species, but they are generally treated as distinct today.[1]

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

  • photo 1

  • photo 2

  • photo 3

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ss2005

External links


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