About Common Snake-apple
Solanum lasiocarpum, synonym Solanum ferox L., otherwise known as Indian nightshade or hairy-fruited eggplant, is a plant that produces edible fruit. Its flowers are white and its fruits are pale yellow. S. lasiocarpum is found wild in parts of temperate and tropical Asia: the Andaman Islands, Sri Lanka, Indochina, south China, Taiwan, much of Malesia, Papuasia and Queensland, Australia. In other countries it is primarily known as a domesticated plant. Domesticated plants bear larger fruits and lack the prickly skin that is found in the wild plants. The color found in the center of fruit is light green, like that of Solanum quitoense.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum ferox
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- SOLANACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- தக்காளி பேரினம், மணத்தக்காளி பேரினம்
- Telugu
- సొలానమ్
- Malayalam
- സൊളാനം, Solanum, ചുണ്ടങ്ങ
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Common Snake-apple belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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