The species is widespread in Central and South America. It is found from Mexico to southern Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. It grows at altitudes 0-2600 m in dry locations.
The worldwide cultivation is found in tropical and subtropical areas to often as a cultural refugee.
Within the genus Solanum of the species in the clade-geminata is classified. Some related species are summarized in the Solanum pseudocapsicum group.
Use
The fruits are poisonous shrub of the coral and the consumption of only two berries can cause poisoning symptoms already as gastrointestinal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Nevertheless, the Coral Tree because of its attractive appearance, early used as an ornamental plant, usually as a pot plant. In Germany, the kind since the end of the 16th Century cultivated. There are several varieties.
Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korallenstrauch
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