Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Solanaceae | Genus: Solanum | Species: Solanum ferox L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Olanum chinense, Solanum indicum | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Indian nightshade, Asian nightshade | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Poison Berry | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Leipung Khangnga | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit yellow, globose, 2.5 -3.5 cm in dia, densely covered with needlelike hairs and many-seeded. |
| Habitat | Occurs in plains and at low elevations | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, New Guinea including All Southeast Asian Countries | Bark Details | Smooth, Grey Having Lenticels, Internal Surface Reddish-yellow |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is a small, suberect, prickly, hairy herb, 0.5 to 1.5 meters high | Leaf Details | Leaves are broadly ovate, 15-20 cm long, 12-23 cm wide covered with stiff wooly hairs above |
