• Family : SOLANACEAE
  (Nightshade Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : BAINGAN FAMILY (बैंगन फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Solanaceae
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Solanum torvum Sw.
• Common name : Turkey Berry, Devil's Fig
• Vernacular name :
  • Kudane, Sundekkayi (Kannada)
  • Sundai, Sundaikai (Tamil)
  • Bongeredu, Chundaikai, Chitra kaya chettu, Konda vusti (Telugu)
  • Bhuta bhajaria, Kantua, Dengabheji, Kathkoli (Oria)
  • Chunda, Anachunda, Cheriyamodumutticka, Chithiramchunda, Malamchunda, Parachunda (Malayalam)
• Habit : Shrub
• Habitat : Degraded forests and also in the plains
• Comments / notes : Cultivated for its edible fruits used in traditional cooking. Plant is of medicinal value.
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
• Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Raja K.Swamy, Rajasri Ray
• Collection Date : 09/12/2014
• Collection Nos : HJCB-E-47
• Collection Locality : Way to Amirdhi R.F., Vellore district (TN)
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Chittoor district, Y.S.R. Kadapa district, East Godavari district, Guntur district, Krishna district, Kurnool district, S.P.S. Nellore district, Prakasam district, Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, West Godavari district
  • Telangana : Nalgonda district, Khammam district, Mahbubnagar district
  • Karnataka : Ballari district, Kolar district, Chamarajanagara district
  • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
  • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district
  • Odisha : Angul district, Balasore district, Bargarh district, Balangir district, Boudh district, Cuttack district, Deogarh district, Dhenkanal district, Gajapati district, Ganjam district, Kalahandi district, Kandhamal district, Kendrapara district, Kendujhar district, Khordha district, Koraput district, Malkangiri district, Mayurbhanj district, Puri district, Rayagada district, Sambalpur district, Sundargarh district
  • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Dindigul district, Dharmapuri district, Kancheepuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Karur district, Krishnagiri district, Madurai district, Namakkal district, Pudukkottai district, Sivaganga district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tiruvannamalai district, Villipuram district, Vellore district
  • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Tirap
  • Delhi : Delhi
  • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
• Native : Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Islands, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Isla
• Exotic/Native : Exotic
• World Distribution : Naturalized in Tropics
• 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
  • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
  • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
  • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 208
• Read more :
  • Plants of the World Online
  • World Flora Online
  • Global Plants on JSTOR
• Permalink : http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Solanum torvum
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Flora Online. http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Solanum torvum. Downloaded on 2 February 2026.

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