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Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum)

Dlium Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum)

Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum) is a species of plant in the Solanaceae, a shrub, growing upright as a small tree, a nightshade with round fruit, often used as an ornamental plant, but in some areas considered a weed.

S. pseudocapsicum generally lives up to 10 years, stems grow upright, woody, branched, old stems are greenish brown and rough, young stems are green and have white hair.









Leaves oval or elongated, hairy white, apex pointed or blunt, 10 cm long, 4 cm broad, margins even or wavy, a large central vein with small pinnate veins, upper side dark green, lower side pale green and has stalks.

Fan-shaped flowers with five items, white and 1 cm wide. The center is yellow and the pistil is white.

The fruit has a long stalk, stands upright and is green. The fruit is perfectly round, 1.5 cm, young have a dark green color and ripe have a bright yellow color. The Jerusalem cherry produces fruit after the second or third year and every year thereafter.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Solanoideae
Tribe: Solaneae
Genus: Solanum L. in Sp. Pl.: 184 (1753)
Section: Geminata
Species: Solanum pseudocapsicumL. in Sp. Pl.: 184 (1753)
Subspecies: Solanum pseudocapsicum ssp. diflorum, Solanum pseudocapsicum ssp. pseudocapsicum

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Solanum pseudocapsicum var. normale Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 227 (1898)
Solanum pseudocapsicum var. typicum Hassl. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 223 (1918)

HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS

Pseudocapsicum undulatum Moench in Methodus: 477 (1794)
Solanum capsicastrum Link ex Schauer in Allg. Gartenzeitung 1: 228 (1833)
Solanum capsicastrum var. caaguazuense Chodat in Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève, sér. 2, 8: 159 (1916)
Solanum capsicastrum variegatum J.Veitch f. in Cat. New Beaut. Pl. 1863: 15 (1863)
Solanum compactum T.Moore & Mast. in Gard. Chron. 1872: 641 (1872)
Solanum diffusum Link ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 601 (1819)
Solanum diflorum Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 84 (1829)
Solanum diflorum var. angustifolium Kuntze (1898)
Solanum diflorum var. hygrophilum Kuntze (1898)
Solanum diflorum var. pulverulentum Chodat in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 2: 811 (1902)
Solanum diphyllum Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 63 (1775)
Solanum diphyllum var. pulverulentum Chodat (1902)
Solanum dunnianum H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 324 (1911)
Solanum eremanthum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 129 (1852)
Solanum hendersonii Neubert in Deutsch. Mag. Garten- Blumenk. 30: 59 (1877)
Solanum hermannioides Schinz in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 56: 263 (1911)
Solanum hyemale Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 133 (1796)
Solanum hygrophilum Schltdl. in Linnaea 8: 254 (1833)
Solanum ipecachuana Chodat (1916)
Solanum ipecachuana var. calvescens Chodat (1916)
Solanum ipecachuana var. obovata Chodat (1916)
Solanum ipecacuanha Chodat in Veg. Parag.: 76 (1916)
Solanum ipecacuanha var. calvescens Chodat (1916)
Solanum ipecacuanha var. obovata Chodat (1916)
Solanum jaliscanum Greenm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 34: 571 (1899)
Solanum karstenii Dunal (1852)
Solanum linkianum Roem. & Schult. (1819)
Solanum mexiae Standl. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 261 (1929)
Solanum microcarpum Vahl in Symb. Bot. 2: 40 (1791)
Solanum montevidense Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 684 (1824)
Solanum plurifurcipilum Bitter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 15 (1912)
Solanum pseudocapsicastrum Reider in Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 7: 211 (1831)
Solanum pseudocapsicum var. ambiguum Hassl. (1918)
Solanum pseudocapsicum f. calvescens Hassl. (1918)
Solanum pseudocapsicum var. diflorum (Vell.) Bitter in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 498 (1917)
Solanum pseudocapsicum subsp. diflorum (Vell.) Hassl. (1918)
Solanum pseudocapsicum var. hygrophilum Hassl. (1918)
Solanum pseudocapsicum var. lancifolium Moench in Suppl. Meth.: 180 (1802)
Solanum pseudocapsicum var. luteum Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 281 (1797)
Solanum pseudocapsicum var. microcarpum Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 224 (1805)
Solanum pseudocapsicum f. microcarpum (Pers.) Hassl. (1918)
Solanum pseudocapsicum var. parvifolium Kuntze (1898)
Solanum pseudocapsicum f. pilosulum Hassl. (1918)
Solanum pseudocapsicum pilosum Kuntze (1898)
Solanum pseudocapsicum f. pilulosum Hassl. (1918)
Solanum pseudocapsicum var. sendtnerianum Hassl. (1918)
Solanum singuliflorum Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 606 (1841)
Solanum tucumanense Griseb. in Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 254 (1879)
Solanum ulmoides Dunal (1852)
Solanum uniflorum Vell. (1829)
Solanum validum Rusby in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 4: 230 (1895)

PUBLICATIONS

Bikandu, B., Lukoki, F. & Habari, J.P. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi) Solanaceae: 1-162. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.

Bochumer Botanischer Verein (2023). Beiträge zur Flora Nordrhein-Westfalens aus dem Jahr 2022. Jahrbuch des Bochumer Botanischen Vereins 14: 167-231.

Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 2: 607-1262. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.

Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.

Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Hợp, V.V. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 17: 1-324. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.

Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.

Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.

PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family.

Pullaiah, T. & Karuppusamy, S. (2020). Flora of the Eastern Ghats 7: 1-474.

Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.

Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart

VERNACULAR NAME

Afrikaans: Jerusalemkersie, bosgifappel, gifbessie, wilderissie
Austria: Korallenstrauch
Chinese (simplified): 珊瑚樱
Chinese (traditional): 瑪瑙珠 - 珊瑚豆 - 玉珊瑚 - 珊瑚櫻 - 耶路撒冷櫻桃 - 玉珊瑚
Czech: Lilek višňový, lilek ozdobný
Dutch: Oranjeboompje
English: Jerusalem cherry, Winter cherry, Natal Cherry, False Capsicum, Jerusalemkersie
Finnish: Huonekoiso
French: Pommier d'amour
German: Korallenstrauch
Hong Kong: 瑪瑙珠 - 珊瑚豆 - 玉珊瑚
Indonesia: Takokak dara, Takokak Jerusalem, Ceri Jarusalem, Tomat hias, Ceri natal
Italian: Ciliegia di Gerusalemme
Japanese: タマサンゴ - 玉珊瑚
Java: Takokak dara, Ceri dara
Korean: 옥산호
Macao: 瑪瑙珠 - 珊瑚豆 - 玉珊瑚
Nepali: खोरसाँने झर - बिही
New Zealand: Jerusalem cherry
Polish: Psianka koralowa
Portuguese: Peloteira
Pretoria: Natal Cherry
Russian: Паслен ложноперечный - Паслен перцевидный
Spanish: Mirto, Collar de reina, Revienta Caballos
Swedish: Korallbär
Taiwan: 珊瑚櫻 - 玉珊瑚
United Kingdom: Winter cherry
Zulu: Nomeme

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