Large, sparsely branched, evergreen shrub with a short trunk and large heart-shaped leaves with fine hairs. The tree tomatoes are long-stalked, hanging berries the size of a hen’s egg with an orangey-red skin.
The tree tomato has a leathery skin that smells spicy and salty when rubbed. The orange-coloured pulp has a sweet-and-sour to bitter flavour.
The nightshade family produces tomato-like fruits that are usually made into chutney or eaten raw with sugar.
Andean region of Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru
Tropenhaus Wolhusen, 2009
The tree tomato has a leathery skin that smells spicy and salty when rubbed. The orange-coloured pulp has a sweet-and-sour to bitter flavour.
The nightshade family produces tomato-like fruits that are usually made into chutney or eaten raw with sugar.
