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Solanum amygdalifolium

Botanic Family

Solanaceae

Author

Steudel

Common Names

• Rubia
• Berenjena de Playa

Geographical Habitats

• N. Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Paraguay
• Uruguay

Natural Habitats

• Secondary vegetation
• thickets
• coastal
• coastal forest
• montane shrubland

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Apr
• Sep

Erect or scandent shrub to 3m with scabrous stems with thorns to 13mm x 1mm. Tomentose or glabrous leaves 135mm x 22mm, prickly on middle nerve beneath. Corymbs or racemes of abut 15 flowers, blue or lilac flowers, calyx to 1.5mm long, vbiolet or rarely white corolla to 10mm long. Dark purple berry 5mm diameter.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• G. Don
• Botanicus
• SAFIO