Naranjilla: a new fruit for the highlands

Abstract

Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense) is a fruit that is not widely grown in Papua New Guinea. It is native to South America. Naranjilla was introduced to Papua New Guinea in the 1960's via Laloki Quarantine Station and tried out at Aiyura in 1964. It was lost till 1980 when it was found again at Aiyura (see Tarepe and Bourke, 1982). It grows very well at Aiyura on well drained sites, and occasionally elsewhere in the highlands.