Bhurat / Turkey Berry
Solanum torvum
Also known as Devil's Fig
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum torvum
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Degraded forests and also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Pantropical
- Distribution
- Naturalized in Tropics
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Mizoram
- 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
- 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
About Bhurat
Turkey Berry (Solanum torvum) 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 forests and also in the plains. Native to Pantropical, it is distributed across Naturalized in Tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Bhurat belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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