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|genus=Solanum
|species=mammosum  
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|species=mammosum
 
|common_name=Nipple fruit
 
|common_name=Nipple fruit
 
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
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{{Taxobox
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'''''Solanum mammosum''''' is commonly known as '''Nipplefruit''', '''Titty Fruit''', '''Cow's Udder''', or, ambiguously, '''"[[Apple of Sodom (disambiguation)|Apple of Sodom]]"'''<ref>Trade Winds Fruit: [http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/nipple_fruit.htm Nipple Fruit]</ref>. The Japanese call it '''Fox Face'''. It is an [[Annual plant|annual]] to [[perennial plant]] in the [[Solanaceae]] family, part of the ''[[Solanum]]'' or nightshade genus, and a relative of the [[tomato]] and [[potato]]. This [[poisonous fruit]] is native to [[South America]], but has been [[Introduced species|naturalized]] in the [[Greater Antilles]], [[Central America]] and [[Caribbean]].  
| color = lightgreen
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| name = Nipplefruit
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The plant is grown for ornamental purposes, in part because of the [[distal]] end of the  fruits resembling to a human [[breast]], while the [[proximal]] end looks like a cow's [[udder]].
| image = Solanum mammosum.jpg
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==Cultivation==
| image_caption = Solanum mammosum
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[flowering plants|Tracheobionta]]
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===Propagation===
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
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| ordo = [[Solanales]]
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===Pests and diseases===
| familia = [[Solanaceae]]
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| genus = '''''Solanum'''''
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| species = '''''S. mammosum'''''
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==Varieties==
| binomial = ''Solanum mammosum''
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The '''''Solanum mammosum''''', known as '''nipplefruit''', '''titty fruit'''[http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/nipple_fruit.htm], '''Cow's Udder''', '''Apple of Sodom''' or '''Pichichio''' (in Costa Rica), is an [[Annual plant|annual]] to [[perennial plant]] in the [[Solanaceae]] family, part of the [[Solanum]] or nightshade genus, and a close relative of the [[tomato]]. The poisonous fruit is native [[South America]], but has been naturalized in the [[Greater Antilles]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[Caribbean]].  
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The fruit is grown for ornamental purposes, in part because of its resemblance to a human breast. It is reputed to have [[Medicine|medicinal]] use in various treatments, from [[athlete's foot]] [http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/1/10] to irritability and restlessness [http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/n/nighwo06.html], and is sometimes used as a detergent. It is imported to [[Taiwan]] for use as a religious offering.
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==Gallery==
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File:Solanum mammosum1.jpg| photo 1
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File:Solanum mammosum2.jpg| photo 2
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Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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==References==
 
==References==
* [http://www.hear.org/pier/species/solanum_mammosum.htm Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry]
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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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[[Category:Solanum]]
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[[Category:Flora of South America]]
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[[Category:Flora of the Caribbean]]
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[[Category:Medicinal plants]]