Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family   

   MH287 : Solanum virginianum L.

Plant Category : Herbs

Melghat's Flora's Serial No. :

Synonym : Solanum arabicum Dunal; Solanum armatum Forssk.; Solanum diffusum Roxb. ex Wall.; Solanum jacquinii Miq.; Solanum mairei H.Lév.; Solanum surattense Burm.f.; Solanum virginicum L.; Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.; Solanum xanthocarpum var. jacquinii (Willd.) Dunal; Solanum xanthocarpum var. schraderi Dunal;

Plant Common Name : Thorny Nightshade, Yellow Berried Nightshade, Thai eggplant • Hindi: Kateli,Oonth Kateli • Manipuri: Leipungkhanga • Marathi: Kateringani • Tamil: Kantankattiri • Malayalam: Kantakariccunta, Kantakarivalutana • Telugu: Nelamulaka, Vakudu • Kannada: Kantikari • Bengali: Kantakari • Oriya: Bheji-baigana • Konkani: Kante ringini • Sanskrit: Kantakari

Plant Family : SOLANACEAE

Description : Branched diffuse herbs, stems glandular hairy; prickles 2 cm long, spinescent, gradually or not broaden towards the base, present on all parts except berries. Leaves to 13 x 10 cm, lyrate, membranous; petioles to 8 cm long. Peduncle absent. Flowers 2-4 together, axillary; pedicel 2 cm long, stout; corolla 18 mm across, sparsely hispid. Berry 25 mm across, reddish, smooth; seeds flat, not pitted.

Plant Location in Melghat :

Medicinal Use / Activity : The seeds are expectorant; They are used in the treatment of asthma and catarrh.

Plant's Phytochemicals : COMPOUNDS: solasodine; alpha-Solasonine; apigenin; beta-Solamarine; Carpesterol; Cycloartanol; DIOSGENIN; Esculetin; Esculin; Isochlorogenic acid; scopoletin; Scopolin; Sitosterol glucoside; Beta-sitosterol;

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (4):

Beta-sitosterol;

Apigenin;

Diosgenin;

Chlorogenic acid;

Plant's Current Status :

Plant's Cross Database Reference : 259142

Reference : Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book

Reference : ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book PMID :

Kingdom : Plantae - Plants
Phylum : Tracheophyta
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision : Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Subclass : Asterids
Order : Solanales
Family : Solanaceae
Genus : Solanum
Species : Solanum virginianum L.

Solanum virginianum L.
Solanum virginianum L.
Solanum virginianum L.