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Solanum sessiliflorum, the cocona,[3] is a tropical shrub of the family Solanaceae. The cocona plant has sturdy branches and huge, serrate and hairy leaves. Cocona closely resembles a number of close relatives, including naranjilla and pseudolulo. It can be distinguished from those plants by its lack of spines. It will hybridize with those and other close relatives. Cocona also lacks the characteristic purple coloring usually seen in the naranjilla. Its flowers resemble large potato flowers, with light green petals. Cocona is harvested in parts of South America around the Amazon rainforest such as Purús Province in eastern Peru.[4]

Cocona
Small cocona seedling, a few months old
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Solanum
Species:	S. sessiliflorum
Binomial name
Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal, 1814[1]
Synonyms[2]
Solanum alibile R.E.Schult. Solanum arecunarum Pittier (nomen nudum) Solanum topiro Dunal

The fruit of cocona is a red, orange or yellow edible berry. Cocona is native to the Andean region of South America, where it is occasionally cultivated for human consumption.

Cocona can also be grown as an indoor ornamental plant in temperate climates, but it seems to be quite sensitive to spider mites, so care should be taken not to keep it in too dry air during winter. Like the naranjilla, coconas are highly sensitive to aphids and nematodes. As subtropical plants, they can endure cool weather, but will be killed or severely damaged by frost. During summer, it can be grown outside or in a cold greenhouse. When grown from seed, coconas can bear fruit in as little as 9 months, or as long as 24.

Solanum georgicum and Solanum hyporhodium were (and sometimes still are) included in this species, but they are generally treated as distinct today.[2]

References

Footnotes

• Solanaceae Source (2005): Solanum sessiliflorum. Version of December 2005. Retrieved 2008-SEP-25.

External links

• Fruits of Warm Climates

На других языках

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- [en] Solanum sessiliflorum

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[es] Solanum sessiliflorum

Solanum sessiliflorum, llamada popularmente cocona (o túpiro en algunas lenguas de la Orinoquia), es una especie fanerógama originaria de Sudamérica tropical y perteneciente a la familia Solanaceae. Se cultiva en varios países por su fruto de sabor agradable y con interesantes propiedades nutritivas con el que se elaboran jugos, néctares, mermeladas, dulces, compotas y, en ocasiones, para su consumo en fresco.

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[ru] Кокона

Коко́на (лат. Solanum sessiliflorum) — плодовый кустарник семейства Паслёновые. Индейцы Амазонии называют это растение «тупиро» или «топиро», в Колумбии, Бразилии и Эквадоре растение известно как «персиковый томат», «индюшачьи ягоды» и «оринокские яблоки». В торговле растение известно под неправильным названием Solanum topiro[2]. С данным растением путают паслён гулявниколистный (Solanum sisymbriifolium)[3].

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