Twoleaf Nightshade
Solanum diphyllum
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- March-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum diphyllum
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Grown as medicinal plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Mexico and Central America
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Kerala, Goa, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Nagaland, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“Major leaves average around 6 cm (2.4 in) long by 2 cm (0.79 in) wide and are elliptic to oblong in shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Twoleaf Nightshade itself; the rest are typical of the Solanaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“The flower buds are white and globular when young but become more lavender in color and elongated as they mature.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The fruits are spherical berries with a slight division around the middle, especially when unripe.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Twoleaf Nightshade itself; the rest are typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Twoleaf Nightshade
A member of the Solanaceae family, Twoleaf Nightshade (Solanum diphyllum) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and 14 other states. It is grown as medicinal plant. Flowering and fruiting run from March to September.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Twoleaf Nightshade belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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