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    (c) Nuwan Chathuranga, all rights reserved

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    (c) guanhong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Joseph Connors, all rights reserved

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    (c) Glenn Ehrenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Brazilian Nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

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Solanum seaforthianum, the Brazilian nightshade, is a flowering evergreen vine of the Solanaceae family native to tropical South America. As a member of the Solanum genus, it is related to such plants as the tomato and potato. It is characterized by clusters of four to seven leaves and can climb to a height of 6 m (20 ft) given enough room. It blooms in the mid to late summer with clusters of star-shaped purple inflorescence followed by scarlet...

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