SOLANUM WRIGHTII 
Solanum — a Latin plant name; Wrightii — of Mr. Wright 
(who planted the tree in Hong Kong) 
English name : Potato Tree 
Family : Solanaceae 
Country of origin : Brazil 
Colour : 
new (lowers violet, fading to 
white. 
Garden use : a quick-growing, bushy, small 
tree (to i£ feet), flowering 
continuously in Malaya; needs 
a rich soil for good growth; 
fruits freely; fruits green, 
inedible. 
Propagation: from seeds. 
A, flower, showing corolla, stamens and stigma. 
B, calyx from the back. 
C, section of flower, showing ovary and style 
surrounded by stamens, with calyx and base 
of corolla. 
D, section of ovary showing ovules. 
E, a single large leaf in outline (leaves on 
flowering twig are not fully developed). 
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