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 aculeatissimum Jacq. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Solanum khasianum C.B. Clarke, Solanum viarum | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Tropical soda apple, Sodom apple | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Tropical soda apple | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Shing Khanga | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit yellowish, globose about 1 in in diameter |
| Habitat | Occurs in grassland, thickets and disturbed places | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Burma and Chinan Nepal, Mexico, Greater and Lesser Antilles, Myanmar | Bark Details | Bark gray and nearly smooth with raised lenticels |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Exotic | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | A stout branched woody shrub attaining a height of 0.75 to 1.5 m and stem has spines | Leaf Details | Leaves 3.81-12.7 by 2.032-11.43 cm ovate-acute, lobed: lobes acute, rather coriaceous, hirsute and pricly on both side |
