Solanum virginianum L.
Solanum virginianum L.
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 |
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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. |