date:Nov 23, 2018
The thorny, spikey Solanum kollastrum might look somewhat evil by plant standards, but a closer look at this curious new species will place it within its ecosystem.
Recently described in open access journal PhytoKeys, this newly discovered of the tomato has stems, densely armed with prickles of up to 17 mm long and to 2 mm wide at the base. In fact, the new species is named after yet another showy defence mechanism. The name kollastrum comes from the Greek words for glue and star, referring to