Lycianthes rantonnetii (Carrière) Bitter

 
  • Family : SOLANACEAE
    (Nightshade Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BAINGAN FAMILY (बैंगन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Solanaceae
  • Basionym : Solanum rantonnetii Carrière
  • Synonym(s) : Solanum corniculatum Hiern; Solanum japonicum Carrière; Solanum muticum N.E.Br.; Solanum urbanum Morong; Solanum urbanum var. foliosum Chodat; Solanum urbanum var. nervosum Chodat; Solanum urbanum var. subtomentosum Chodat; Solanum urbanum var. typicum Chodat
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lycianthes rantonnetii (Carrière) Bitter
  • Common name : Blue Potato Bush, Blue Solanum Shrub, Paraguay nightshade, Blue Lycianthes
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Comments / notes : Ornamental plant.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Bolivia to South-East and South Brazil and North-East Argentina and El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Pakistan, Spain
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 183
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lycianthes rantonnetii. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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