Solanum giganteum Jacq.

 
  • Family : SOLANACEAE
    (Nightshade Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BAINGAN FAMILY (बैंगन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Solanaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Solanum niveum Vahl
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Solanum giganteum Jacq.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kantua (Oria)
    • Putharichunda, Saambal kilurai (Tamil)
    • Cheruchunda (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical moist deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on hills above 1300m, on slopes, by thickets, shola borders etc.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Kodagu (Coorg) district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Satara district, Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Namakkal district, Vellore district, Salem district, Dharmapuri district, Dindigul district, Coimbatore district, Villipuram district, Tiruvannamalai district
  • Native : Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Congo, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Congo, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
  • 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
    • 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
    • Prakasa Rao, J et al (2015). Tree additions to the flora of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India. JoTT. 7 (12):7953-7957
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Solanum giganteum. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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