Common name: Terung Susu, Terung Tetek Kambing, Terung Belanda, apple of Sodom,

Scientific name: Solanum Mammosum L.

Family: solanaceae (nightshade family).

Terung susu kambing (Solanum mammosum)

This plant is an erect tropical shrub growing up to 4′ tall.

The deeply lobed leaves have long spikes on its surface; the flowers are white to violet.

The fruit is a round yellow berry with numerous brownish-red seeds in it.

3-5″ bright yellow orange fruit grown as an ornamental, for its odd shape. Fruits are poisonous if ingested.

Medicinal : treatments, from athlete’s foot to irritability and restlessness, and is sometimes used as a detergent. Malay’s used the fruit by boiling in water and eaten to treat high blood pressure, diabetes and jaundice.