Pscheru-Schunda / Poison Berry
Solanum violaceum
Also known as Indian Nightshade
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum violaceum
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Meghalaya, 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
- Malayalam
- Pscheru-schunda, valutina
About Pscheru-Schunda
Poison berry (Solanum violaceum) is an undershrub 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 evergreen, semi-evergreen and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across Tropical Asia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Pscheru-Schunda belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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