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Solanum lasiocarpum
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Family:
SOLANACEAE
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Citation: Solanum lasiocarpum Dunal, Hist. Solanum 223. 1813; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 193. 1988; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 465. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 273. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 478. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 352. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 573. 2009.
Solanum ferox auct. non L. 1753, Wight, Ic. t. 1399. 1848; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 233. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 937(658). 1923; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 311. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 322. 1994.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Anachunda, Anamodumuttikka, Pechunda, Veluthavazhuthana
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English name(s):
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Description:
Robust shrubs, to 1.5 m high; stems densely spineus prickled and stellate hairy. Leaves to 35 x 35 cm, ovate-orbicular, entire or shallowly lacerate; stellate hairs unequally armed; petioles 5-10 cm long. Flowers in groups of 2-3, axillary, epedunculate; pedicels short; calyx densely stellate hairy; corolla 3-4 cm across, blue, hairy outside; ovary densely hairy. Berry 3-5 cm across, globose, densely covered with spineus bristles.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-February
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District(s):
Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Palakkad, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and China
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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:
No
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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:
400-800
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Localities:
Mlappara, on way to Brahmagiri, Damsite, Arampa, Boneccord, Thalichola, Karamanayar region
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