Showy Chalice Vine

Solandra grandiflora

"Solandra grandiflora" is a member of the nightshade genus "Solandra" and, like the other members of the genus, is a climbing plant with large, attractive, trumpet-shaped flowers. It is native to Central America and northern South America and is widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental.
Solandra grandiflora The Solandra grandiflora is a shrubby plant with leathery foliage that is planted in public gardens in the Canary Islands. It blooms with very large flowers. This plant is very similar to the Solandra maxima but is distinguished by a less sharp line pattern in the calyx. Geotagged,Solandra grandiflora,Spain,Winter

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The green parts of the plant are highly toxic, due to tropane alkaloid content, and have caused deaths from anticholinergic poisoning, but the flesh of the ripe fruit is said to be edible. The fruits, which are globular and largely enclosed by the accrescent calyces, can reach a kilogram in weight and have a taste described as apple-like or melon-like.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderSolanales
FamilySolanaceae
GenusSolandra
SpeciesS. grandiflora
Photographed in
Spain