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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Nipplefruit
| image = Solanum mammosum.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = Solanum mammosum
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plants|Tracheobionta]]
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
| ordo = [[Solanales]]
| familia = [[Solanaceae]]
| genus = '''''Solanum'''''
| species = '''''S. mammosum'''''
| binomial = ''Solanum mammosum''
}}
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]].
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.
==References==
* [http://www.hear.org/pier/species/solanum_mammosum.htm Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry]
{{Asterid-stub}}
[[Category:Solanum]]
[[Category:Flora of South America]]
[[Category:Flora of the Caribbean]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = Nipplefruit
| image = Solanum mammosum.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = Solanum mammosum
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plants|Tracheobionta]]
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
| ordo = [[Solanales]]
| familia = [[Solanaceae]]
| genus = '''''Solanum'''''
| species = '''''S. mammosum'''''
| binomial = ''Solanum mammosum''
}}
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]].
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.
==References==
* [http://www.hear.org/pier/species/solanum_mammosum.htm Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry]
{{Asterid-stub}}
[[Category:Solanum]]
[[Category:Flora of South America]]
[[Category:Flora of the Caribbean]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
