Ban Tamakhu / Common Nightshade
Solanum erianthum
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum erianthum
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Degraded semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests, also in wasteland
- Native to
- South America
- Distribution
- Tropics
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh
- 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
- Akra, बन तमाखू Ban tamakhu
- Tamil
- Karimulli, Mulkathari, Sundai
- Telugu
- Budama, Rasagadi, Pittu
- Kannada
- Kadusonde, Kallarthi, Savudangi
- Malayalam
- Chunta, Erichunta, Malanjunta
- Marathi
- Kutri
About Ban Tamakhu
Common Nightshade (Solanum erianthum) is a shrub 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 degraded semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests, also in wasteland. Native to South America, it is distributed across Tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Ban Tamakhu belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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