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Solanum capsicoides
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Family:
SOLANACEAE
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Citation: Solanum capsicoides All., Melanges Philos. Mat. Soc. Roy. Turin 12: 64. 1773; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 273. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 351. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 486. 2009.
Solanum ciliatum Lam., Encycl. 2: 21. 1797; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 274. 1989.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Rakthachunda
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Densely prickly subshrubs, 30-40 cm tall. Leaves sinuately lobed, 6-9 x 4-7 cm, base obliquely cordate, lobes acuminate, sparsely villous hairy, chartaceous, scattered prickles especially on the nerves beneath. Inflorescence extra-axillary, few-flowered, flowers pendent. Calyx prickly, teeth broadly triangular. Corolla white, c. 6 mm long. Berry 2-2.5 cm across, globose, at first pale green with dark green markings, crimson-red at maturity. Seeds c. 5 mm across, flat, punctate, winged.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-January
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District(s):
Kottayam, Kollam, Alappuzha, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Wayanad, Malappuram
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Degraded forests and waste places
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Distribution:
Indigenous to Malaya; now naturalised in other parts of tropics
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Sivaloda, Pampa, Thottappally
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