Solanum capsicoides

Solanum capsicoides, the cockroach berry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is native to eastern Brazil but naturalized in other tropical regions, where it sometimes becomes an invasive weed.

Synonyms

This species had been included in S. aculeatissimum as variety denudatum by Dunal. It was also included in the eggplant under its junior synonym S. trongum, also by Dunal.
In addition, the cockroach berry is sometimes referenced under the following obsolete names:Solanum arrebenta Vell.Solanum bodinieri H.Lév. & VaniotSolanum capsicoides Hort. Paris ex Lam. Solanum ciliare Willd.Solanum ciliatum Lam.Solanum ciliatum var. arenarium DunalSolanum macowanii Fourc.Solanum pentapetaloides Roxb. ex Hornem.Solanum pentapetalum Schltdl.Solanum sinuatifolium Vell.Solanum sphaerocarpum Moric.