Brazilian nightshade vs devil's-fig

Solanum seaforthianum compared with Solanum asperolanatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian nightshade	devil's-fig
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Solanaceae	Solanaceae
Genus same	Solanum	Solanum
Species	Solanum seaforthianum	Solanum asperolanatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian nightshade and devil's-fig share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Solanum.

Conservation Status

Brazilian nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

devil's-fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian nightshade	devil's-fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian nightshade

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Italy), North America (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Vanuatu), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

devil's-fig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and India.

Brazilian nightshade

The Brazilian nightshade (Solanum seaforthianum) is a species in the genus Solanum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇮🇳 India