Tutuva Ai / Red Pea Eggplant
Solanum trilobatum
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat & more
How to identify Tutuva Ai
Identify Tutuva Ai by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm fruit type: Berry.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Solanaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tutuva Ai.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum trilobatum
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Uttar 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
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The fruit is small, red coloured like berry.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tutuva Ai itself; the rest are typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- Mothiringnee, Thoodalam
- Tamil
- தூதுவளை Tutuvaḷai, Nittidam, Sandunayattan, Surai
- Malayalam
- Tutavalam, Putharichunda, Putricunta, Puttacunta, Tudavalam
- Telugu
- Alarkapatramu, Kondavuchinta, Mullamusti
- Kannada
- ಕಾಕಮುಂಜಿ Kakamunji, ಅಂಬುಸೊಂಡೆಬಳ್ಳಿ Ambusondeballi, ಹಂಬುಸೊಂಡೆ Hambusonde, ಹಬ್ಬುಸೊಂಡೆ Habbusonde, ಕಾಕಮುಂಚಿ Kaakamunchi, ಕಾಕಮಂಚಿ Kaakamanchi
- Odia
- bryhoti
- Sanskrit
- Achuda, अग्निदमनी Agnidamani, अग्नि दामिनी Agnidamini, Alarka, Vallikantakarika
About Tutuva Ai
Red Pea Eggplant (Solanum trilobatum) belongs to the Solanaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and 5 other states.
Uses
Locally it is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Tutuva Ai belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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