- 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 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 : Tropical 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
- Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru 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
- Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
- 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.
- G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 205
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Solanum anguivi. Downloaded on 13 November 2024.
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