Solanum seaforthianum Andrews

 
  • 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 seaforthianum Andrews
  • Common name : The Potato Creeper, Brazilian Nightshade, Italian Jasmine, St. Vincent Lilac
  • Vernacular name :
    • Thoongumasu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climbing shrub
  • Habitat : Degraded evergreen and Tropical moist deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Commonly seen as a hedge plant around estates and also grown in gardens.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-February
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, Kurnool district, Chittoor district, Prakasam district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district
    • Tamil Nadu : Madurai district, Namakkal district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Vellore district, Villipuram district, Dindigul district, Sivaganga district
  • Native : Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Widely naturalised
  • 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
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • 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 seaforthianum. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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