Poison berry
Solanum violaceum
Also known as Indian Nightshade
UndershrubMedicinal
About Poison berry
Solanum violaceum is a flowering plant in the family Solanaceae that is found in China at elevations of 100 to 2700 meters.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum violaceum
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- SOLANACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Pscheru-schunda, valutina
Botanical family
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Poison berry belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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