Solanum muricatum , auch: pepino , auch: pepino melon

This page is about the Solanum muricatum described by William Aiton.

Solanum muricatum is a species of evergreen shrub native to South America and grown for its sweet edible fruit.

Viceroy Navarra prohibited the eating of Solanum muricatum, a food plant cultivated in Peru from before the time of the Spanish arrival.

The fruit closely resembles the related pepino (Solanum muricatum), and it has been speculated that Solanum caripense may be the wild ancestor of the pepino.

Solanum muricatum - Pepino dulce, pepino melon, melon pear, "pepino", "tree melon"