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Withania somnifera

Common names: winter cherry (Eng.); bitterappelliefie, geneesblaarbossie, koorshout (Afr.); bofepha (Sotho); ubuvuma (Xhosa); ubuvimbha (Zulu); ashwagandha (Hindi).

Family: Solanaceae

... added nine more Asian species from other genera in the Solanaceae. W. somnifera is the most common and widespread ...

05 / 12 / 2011 | M Welman | National Herbarium Pretoria

Common names: healing-leaf tree, giant bitter-apple, red bitter-apple, red bitter-berry, thorny bug-tree (Eng.); geneesblaarboom, grootbitterappel, rooibitterbessie

Family: Solanaceae

... of the genus Solanum , where trees are quite rare. The Solanaceae is an economically important family of about 2 600 ... and Mfengu. Various chemical constituents typical of the Solanaceae have been isolated from this species e.g. ...

19 / 01 / 2004 | M Welman | National Herbarium Pretoria

Common names: dune nightshade, drunken berry, drunken rope (Eng.); dronkbessie, dronktou (Afr.)

Family: Solanaceae

... refers to the calming effects of some species of the Solanaceae, when eaten. The species name africanum refers to ... Africa, in Latin, where this species is found. The Solanaceae is a family that has a worldwide distribution, ... species occur in South America and Central America. The Solanaceae represents a large group of flowering plants and ...

16 / 09 / 2019 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: goat bitter-apple, bitter-apple, goat apple, poison apple (Eng.); bok-bitterappel, bitterappel, bokappel, gifappel (Afr.); thola (Tswana); murulwa (Ve

Family: Solanaceae

... sharp-pointed prickles on most parts of this plant. The Solanaceae is an economically important family of about 2 600 ...

01 / 03 / 2004 | M Welman | National Herbarium Pretoria

Common names: African tobacco (Eng.); Afrika tabak, Afrika-twak (Afr.)

Family: Solanaceae

... by Gillian Condy. The African tobacco belongs to the Solanaceae, a large cosmopolitan family with about 100 genera ...

22 / 06 / 2020 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: buck honeythorn (Eng.); bokdoring, kriedoring, kraaldoring, slangbessiebos, wolwedoring (Afr.)

Family: Solanaceae

... thorns that are shorter towards the tips of the stems. The Solanaceae, also known as the nightshade family, is a large ...

24 / 06 / 2024 | Sedzani Madongo | National Herbarium Pretoria

Common names: Cape box thorn, honey thorn, snake-berry, African box thorn (Eng.); slangbessie, karriedoring, bokdoring (Afr.); ubovu (Xho.)

Family: Solanaceae

27 / 11 / 2017 | Sisanda Alakhe Velembo-Mhlauli | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: kraal honeythorn (Eng.); kraaldoring, kraalkriedoring, slangbessie, bokdoring (Afr.)

Family: Solanaceae

... and will tolerate sandy soils. Most species from the Solanaceae family grow easy from seed. This plant produces ...

25 / 04 / 2016 | Sisanda Alakhe Velembo-Mhlauli | Kirstenbosch NBG

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