Solanum wendlandii Hook. f.

 
  • Family : SOLANACEAE
    (NIGHTSHADE FAMILY OR BRINJAL FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Solanaceae
  • Species : Solanum wendlandii
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Solanum wendlandii Hook. f.
  • Common name : Giant potato vine
  • Habit : Climbing Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : January-October
  • Native : Central America
  • Comments : Cultivated on hill stations, often as an escape.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Shevaroy Hills, Yercaud Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : Naturalized in Tropics
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Solanum wendlandii. Downloaded on 28 September 2024.

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