✿Solanaceae · Solanum
Solanum / Common Snake-Apple
Solanum ferox
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum ferox
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
- 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
- Tamil
- தக்காளி பேரினம், மணத்தக்காளி பேரினம்
- Telugu
- సొలానమ్
- Malayalam
- സൊളാനം, Solanum, ചുണ്ടങ്ങ
About Solanum
Common Snake-Apple (Solanum ferox) is a herb 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. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Solanum belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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