Solanum americanum Mill. - American black nightshade
Solanum americanum Mill. - American black nightshade
Solanum americanum Mill. - American black nightshade
Solanum americanum Mill. - American black nightshade
MH453 : Solanum americanum Mill.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Solanum adventitium Polg.;
Solanum americanum var. nodiflorum (Jacq.) Edmonds;
Solanum calvum Bitter;
Solanum caribaeum Dunal;
Solanum curtipes Bitter;
Solanum decurrens Wall. ex Dunal, nomen nudum;
Solanum fauriei H.Lév.;
Solanum fistulosum Dunal;
Solanum ganchouenense H.Lév.;
Solanum gollmeri Bitter;
Solanum inconspicuum Bitter;
Solanum indecorum A.Rich.;
Solanum inops Dunal;
Solanum microtatanthum Bitter;
Solanum minutibaccatum Bitter;
Solanum minutibaccatum subsp. curtipedunculatum Bitter;
Solanum nigrum f. glabrum Chiov.;
Solanum nigrum f. violaceum;
Solanum nigrum var. americanum (Mill.) O.E.Schulz;
Solanum nigrum var. nodiflorum (Jacq.) A.Gray;
Solanum nigrum var. pauciflorum Liou;
Solanum nodiflorum Jacq.;
Solanum nodiflorum subsp. nutans R.J.F.Hend.;
Solanum nodiflorum var. acuminatum Chodat;
Solanum nodiflorum var. fauriei (H.Lév.) O.Deg. & O.Deg.;
Solanum nodiflorum var. macrophyllum Dunal;
Solanum nodiflorum var. petiolastrum Dunal;
Solanum nodiflorum var. puberulum Dunal;
Solanum oleraceum Dunal;
Solanum oleraceum var. macrocarpum Dunal;
Solanum pachystylum Polg.;
Solanum pauciflorum (Liou) H.Y.Zhang;
Solanum pentagonocalyx Bitter;
Solanum photeinocarpum Nakam. & Odash.;
Solanum purpuratum Bitter;
Solanum rhinozerothis Blume;
Solanum sciaphilum Bitter;
Solanum tenellum Bitter; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Apple of sodom, Popolo-kikania,
Common nightshade,
American black nightshade,
Black nightshade,
American Nightshade,
Small-flowereed Nightshade
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| Plant Family | : | Solanaceae |
| Description | : | Erect annual herbs; stem glabrous or sparsely hispid. Leaves 2-5 x 1-3 cm, ovate or elliptic, base rounded, shortly decurrent on the petiole, subentire, acute to acuminate at apex, membraneous; petiole to 5 cm long. Inflorescence axillary to extra-axillary umbellate cymes; peduncle 1-2 cm long; pedicels 4-6 mm long. Calyx cupular, 5-lobed, minute. Corolla white, 3-4 mm across, subentire. Berry, 4-5 mm across, globose, purplish-black. Seeds c. 1 mm long, discoid, minutely pitted. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Wet places, along margins of puddles, ditches |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The plant is antispasmodic and vermifuge. A decoction of the whole plant is used as a blood purifier, for treating inflammation, dissipating blood stasis, and to expel worms. The plant is applied externally as a remedy for cardialgia, corroding ulcers, suppurating cancers, deep wounds, skin diseases such as dartre, and for use in poultices for treating kidney pain. The leaves are eaten raw to treat heart pains. The pounded leaves are used to treat sores and other skin problems. An infusion of the leaves and stems is used to improve kidney function. A decoction of the root, mixed with lime juice and a pinch of salt, is drunk as a treatment for malaria. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| 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 : ~ Behailu Bizuayehu and Belachew Garedew; "A review on the ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used for the treatment of gonorrhea disease in Ethiopia"; Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources (2018); 9(3): 183-193 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 | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Solanales |
| Family | : Solanaceae - Potato family |
| Genus | : Solanum L. - nightshade |
| Species | : Solanum americanum Mill. - American black nightshade |