ðɪs pˈɔɪzənəs plˈænt bˈɛɹɪŋ təmˈeɪɾoʊlˈaɪk fɹˈuːt ɪz nˈeɪɾɪv tə mˈɛni ˈæfɹɪkən kˈʌntɹiz kˈɛnjə, tˈænzɐnˈiə, sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə, zɪmbˈɑːbwi ænd mˌɑːzɐmbˈiːk, ænd ɪz kənsˈɪdɚd təbi ɐn ɪnvˈeɪsɪv spˈiːsiːz ɪn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, nˈuː zˈiːlənd, həwˈaɪiː, fˈiːdʒi, nˈuː kˌælɪdˈoʊniə, ˈʌðɚ pɐsˈɪfɪk ˈaɪləndz, ðɪ ˈæsiːɚ ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv sˈaʊdi ɚɹˈeɪbiə, ænd nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈɛɹiəz ʌv pˌækɪstˈæn.
This poisonous plant bearing tomato-like fruit is native to many African countries Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and is considered to be an invasive species in Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji, New Caledonia, other Pacific Islands, the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia, and northern areas of Pakistan.