Brazilian potato-tree vs Nipple fruit

Solanum wrightii compared with Solanum mammosum

Key Differences

• Brazilian potato-tree is Least Concern while Nipple fruit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian potato-tree	Nipple fruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
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 wrightii	Solanum mammosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian potato-tree and Nipple fruit share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Solanum.

Conservation Status

Brazilian potato-tree

LC — Least Concern

Nipple fruit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian potato-tree	Nipple fruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian potato-tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India), and South America (Colombia).

Nipple fruit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Botswana, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Austria), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Samoa), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Brazilian potato-tree

The Brazilian potato-tree (Solanum wrightii) is a species in the genus Solanum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇮🇳 India