Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum) is a species of plant in the Solanaceae, the stem grows upright as a small, nightshade tree with globose and slightly poisonous fruit, often used as an ornamental plant, but in some areas considered a weed.
S. pseudocapsicum generally lives up to 10 years, the stems grow erect, woody, branched, the old stems are greenish brown and rough, the young stems are green and white-haired.
Leaves oval or elongated, white hairy, pointed tip, flat margin, a large vein in the middle with small pinnate veins, green on top, pale green underside and stalk.
The fruit has a long stalk, stands upright and is green. The fruit is perfectly round in shape, young has a dark green color and ripe has a bright yellow color. Jerusalem cherry produces fruit after the second or third year and every year after that.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Solanoideae
Tribe: Solaneae
Genus: Solanum
Species: Solanum pseudocapsicum
Subspecies: Solanum pseudocapsicum ssp. diflorum, Solanum pseudocapsicum ssp. pseudocapsicum
S. pseudocapsicum generally lives up to 10 years, the stems grow erect, woody, branched, the old stems are greenish brown and rough, the young stems are green and white-haired.
Leaves oval or elongated, white hairy, pointed tip, flat margin, a large vein in the middle with small pinnate veins, green on top, pale green underside and stalk.
The fruit has a long stalk, stands upright and is green. The fruit is perfectly round in shape, young has a dark green color and ripe has a bright yellow color. Jerusalem cherry produces fruit after the second or third year and every year after that.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Solanoideae
Tribe: Solaneae
Genus: Solanum
Species: Solanum pseudocapsicum
Subspecies: Solanum pseudocapsicum ssp. diflorum, Solanum pseudocapsicum ssp. pseudocapsicum