About Turkey Berry
Solanum torvum, also known as pendejera, turkey berry, devil's fig, pea eggplant, platebrush or susumber, is a bushy, erect and spiny perennial plant used horticulturally as a rootstock for eggplant. Grafted plants are very vigorous and tolerate diseases affecting the root system, thus allowing the crop to continue for a second year.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum torvum
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- SOLANACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Degraded forests and also in the plains
- Native to
- Pantropical
- Distribution
- Naturalized in Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Bhurat, Bhankatiya
- Nepali
- सेतो विही Seto Bihi, ठुलो विहीं Thulo Bihin, कचेर Kacher
- Bengali
- Tita bagoon, তিত বেগুন
- Tamil
- சுண்டைக்காய் Sundaikkai, சுண்டை
- Telugu
- Kottuvastu, ఉస్తికాయలు
- Kannada
- ಚುಂಡೆ Chunde, ಚಿಟ್ಟಬದನೆ Chittabadane, ಕಾಡುಸೊಂಡೆ Kaadu sonde
- Malayalam
- Anachunda, ആനച്ചുണ്ട
- Marathi
- Marang
Botanical family
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Turkey Berry belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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