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Solanum campylacanthum 'incanum type'
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Leopard Rock Game Reserve, Vumba
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Leopard Rock Game Reserve, Vumba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park
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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park
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| Synonyms: |
Solanum bojeri Dunal Solanum delagoense Dunal Solanum incanum sensu auct. pro parte Solanum panduriforme E. Mey. |
| Common names: | Bitter apple (English) Poison apple (English) Snake apple (English) Sodom apple (English) Thorn apple (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Probably native |
| Description: |
This shows the other extreme of the variability in Solanum campylacanthum which is armed on most parts, including the leaves broadly ovate with margin deeply lobed with broadly triangular or rounded lobes and prickles on the midrib and lateral veins. |
| Notes: | The fruits are poisonous and used as a traditional medicine for many ailments. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Mostly as a weed of disturbed and overgrazed areas and road sides. |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Of unknown origin but now widespread in eastern and southern Africa, this form appears to be far less common than the unarmed, weedy form. |
| Botswana distribution: | N,SW,SE |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 272. Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Solanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(4) Pages 112 - 116. as Solanum incanum Knapp, S., Vorontsova, M. S. & Prohens, J. (2013). Wild Relatives of the Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.: Solanaceae): New Understanding of Species Names in a Complex Group Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 80. As Solanum incanum Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 106. as Solanum delagoense Shone, D.K. & Drummond, R.B. (1965). Poisonous Plants of Rhodesia Ministry of Agriculture, Rhodesia Pages 52 - 53. (Includes a picture). |
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