Kateli / Febrifuge Plant
Solanum virginianum
Also known as Yellow Berried Nightshade
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum virginianum
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded forest areas, also along roadsides and wasteland
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Australia, Polynesia, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana
- 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
- कटेली Kateli, ऊंट कंटेली Oonth Kateli,भटकटैया bhatakataiya
- Nepali
- कन्टकारी
- Bengali
- কংটকরী Kantakari, কন্টিকারি
- Tamil
- Kantankattiri, கண்டங்கத்தரி
- Telugu
- Nelamulaka, Vakudu
- Kannada
- ಕಂಟಕಾರಿ Kantakaari, ಕಿಱುಗುಳ್ಳ, ಕಿರುಗುಳ್ಳ Kirugulla
- Malayalam
- Kantakariccunta, Kantakarivalutana, കണ്ടകാരിച്ചുണ്ട
- Marathi
- काटेरिंगणी Kateringani
About Kateli
Febrifuge plant (Solanum virginianum) is a herb 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 forest areas, also along roadsides and wasteland. It occurs across India, Himalayas, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Australia, Polynesia, Myanmar. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Kateli belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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