Barhanta / Common Indian Nightshade
Solanum anguivi
Also known as African Egg-Plant
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum anguivi
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Taiwan, China, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, America
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Mizoram
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Solanaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Barhanta
- Nepali
- थुलो विहिन Thoolo Bihin
- Malayalam
- Cheruchunda, Putharichunda
- Marathi
- Amb-keli
About Barhanta
Common Indian Nightshade (Solanum anguivi) is an undershrub belonging to the Solanaceae family (Nightshade/Tomato family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, cymose (extra-axillary) flower clusters, berry/capsule fruit. It is typically found in dry deciduous forests. It occurs across India, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Taiwan, China, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, America. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Barhanta belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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