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 erianthum D.Don |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Solanum verbascifolium | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Big Eggplant, China flowerleaf, Potato tree, Tobacco tree | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Common Nightshade | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Lam Khamen | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | 500-800m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit yellow, globose, ca. 1.2 cm in diam seeds compressed, 1-2 mm in diam |
| Habitat | Occurs in degraded semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forest areas, also in wastelands | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | South East Asia and North Australia | Bark Details | Bark grey in colour and smooth. |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Exotic | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is an unarmed shrub or small tree growing up to 4 m tall branched are covered with a dense soft and the can be up to 20 cm in diameter | Leaf Details | Leaves 15-25 x 5-10 cm, elliptic, entire, densely hairy below, sparsely above; nerves prominent; stellate hairs with equal arms; petioles 4 cm long |
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