Common Indian Nightshade
Solanum anguivi
Also known as African Egg-plant
Undershrub
About Common Indian Nightshade
Solanum anguivi is a plant indigenous to non-arid parts of Africa, and is commonly known as forest bitterberry or African eggplant, although the latter term is most commonly associated with Solanum aethiopicum. It is a traditional ethnomedicine in India.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum anguivi
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- SOLANACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Taiwan, China, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, America
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Barhanta
- Nepali
- थुलो विहिन Thoolo Bihin
- Malayalam
- Cheruchunda, Putharichunda
- Marathi
- Amb-keli
Botanical family
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Common Indian Nightshade belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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