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Solanum aculeastrum

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

... fruit make this plant unique among the African species of Solanum . It could perhaps be confused with S. lichtensteini ... as a component of the north-eastern Mountain Sourveld. Solanum This plant could be an attractive garden subject, but ... S. giganteum , Jaeger (1985) explains that the genus name Solanum is possibly connected to the Latin noun solame n, ...

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

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

... of a globose berry, which shows a black colour when ripe. Solanum africanum is a South African endemic and is quite ... plant as a food source. The berries are eaten by birds. Solanum This plant will grow best in well-drained soil and in ... and jasmine are good companion plants for this plant. Solanum africanum can be easily propagated by taking ...

16 / 09 / 2019 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Solanum giganteum

Berries of Solanum giganteum
Common names: healing-leaf tree, giant bitter-apple, red bitter-apple, red bitter-berry, thorny bug-tree (Eng.); geneesblaarboom, grootbitterappel, rooibitterbessie
Family: Solanaceae

... particularly in late winter when food is in short supply. Solanum This species is an attractive garden subject, mainly ... second year. Jaeger (1985) explains that the genus name Solanum is possibly connected to the Latin noun solamen , ... is relatively speaking, a very tall member of the genus Solanum , where trees are quite rare. The Solanaceae is an ...

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