The porcupine tomato, Solanum pyracanthos, looks like it belongs to another world... Native to tropical Madagascar this plant is part of the nightshade family (Solanaceae) which includes the potatoes, tomatoes & the mandrake.
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Title: The porcupine tomato
Date Created: 2019
Location Created: Oxford Botanic Garden, Oxford
Rights: University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum
Species: <i>pyracanthum</i>
Photographer: Samantha Ibbott
Genus: <i>Solanum</i>
Family: Solanaceae
Common name: The porcupine tomato
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