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Withania somnifera

Withania somnifera leaves and fruit
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
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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

... 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
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Solanum africanum

Solanum africanum
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
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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

... 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
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Nicotiana africana

Nicotiana africana
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
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Lycium horridum

Lycium horridum in fruit
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
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Lycium ferocissimum

Lycium ferocissimum
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
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Lycium afrum

Lycium afrum (Hedi Stummer)
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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