Coconilla
Solanum stramoniifolium
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka & more
How to identify Coconilla
Identify Coconilla by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Solanaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Coconilla.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum stramoniifolium
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Odisha, Assam, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Goa, Delhi, Jharkhand, Manipur, Puducherry, Chandigarh
- 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
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- தக்காளி பேரினம்
- Telugu
- సొలానమ్
- Malayalam
- സൊളാനം
About Coconilla
Coconilla (Solanum stramoniifolium) belongs to the Solanaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka and 29 other states.

Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Coconilla belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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