Solanum americanum Mill.SOLANACEAELocal: Porto de Pedras, Alagoas, Brasil.Ref.: Silva, S.R. O gnero Solanum (Solanaceae) no Distrito Federal, Brasil. UnB, 1996.
Family: SolanaceaeDistribution: Common in forests and way side waste places of Sothern India.Photographed at Nellore of Andhra Pradesh.Local name: UstiArmed shrub 2m tall. Leaves variable.ovate, cordate at the base, base unequal,softly tomentose, prickles few, Flowers axillary, white, in dense corymbose cymes; Berries small, 0.5cm across,The dried fruits are preserved and eaten.It is learnt that reduces blood sugar and controlls parasites in the stomach.
2010-11-14 Lower Austria, district Sankt Plten Land, bordering on district Lilienfeld (growing in mixed forest, 645 m AMSL).Rare and endangered here in Austria, more common in the Mediterranean.Fruit and seed - the latter is pale/white-ish (while seeds of subsp. villosum are brown).German name: Geflgelter Gelbrot-NachtschattenID: Fischer & al., Exkursionsflora A/FL/SdT (2008 3rd)(doubtful - probably Solanum dulcamara?)
Zaragoza: Aragn (Espaa)Naturalizada.FAMILIA: SOLANACEAEDistribucin: Originaria de la Amrica del Sur templada, se encuentra localmente naturalizada en Grecia, Italia y Espaa, en donde aparece en puntos del litoral mediterrneo y por los alrededores de la ciudad de Zaragoza.Muy rara .Hbitat: Naturalizada en descampados, cunetas de carreteras y caminos, etc., siempre como ruderal.Preferencia edfica: Indiferente Rango altitudinal: 190- 250 mFloracin: Abril - SeptiembreForma Biolgica: Nanofanerfito perennifolioExtractado del Atlas de la Flora de Aragn (Herbario de Jaca)
Ppolo k mai or Thorny ppoloSolanaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, extinct; Molokai, extinct; Lnai, extinct; Maui, extinct; extant only on Hawaii Island)NatureServe: Critically ImperiledGreen fruits.EtymologyThe Latin generic name Solanum is derived from solor or solatus, comforter, for some plants in this genus that were used medically, specifically S. nigrum, once used to treat epilepsy.The Latin epithet incompletum, lacking parts, in reference to the flowers.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/