Shrub 2-4 m tall. Leaves alternate, ovate to oblong, about 15 cm long, toothed or entire, wavy-edged. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, hairy or not. Corolla tubular, the 5 lobes bent back, orange-red with yellowish veins. Fruit ovoid, to about 8 cm long.

Colombia to N Chile

Source: Spencer, R. (2002). Solanaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 4. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 3. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.