Herbarium JCB

Solanum anguivi Lam.

Family : SOLANACEAE
(Nightshade Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BAINGAN FAMILY (बैंगन फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : SOLANACEAE
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Solanum anguivi Lam.
Common name : Common Indian Nightshade, African Egg-plant
Vernacular name : Barhanta, Bithatta (Hindi); Raangulla, Vanavyantaki (Kannada); Naaimulli, Kari mulli, Pappara-mulli, Mulluchundai (Tamil); Tella mulaka, Jiddu munaga chettu, Kakamunchi (Telugu); Denga bheji (Oria); Brahati (Sanskrit)
Habit : Undershrub
Habitat : Dry deciduous forests
Comments / notes : Often on hills above 800m, on degraded slopes and in wastelands
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
Collection Date : 22-05-2012; 13-12-2014
Collection Nos : FAP 41880; HJCB-E-204
Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Nigidi forest, Anantapur district (AP)
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Guntur district, Vishakapatnam district, Prakasam district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, East Godavari district, Kadapa district
- Odisha : Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district
- Tamil Nadu : Madurai district, Namakkal district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Vellore district, Tiruvannamalai district, Villipuram district, Dharmapuri district, Dindigul district
World Distribution : India, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Taiwan, China, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, America
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Solanum anguivi. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.