Family :
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Solanaceae
Leaf arrangement
Alternate distichous
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate, Ovate, Oblong
Leaf Apex
Acute
Leaf Base
Attenuate
Leaf Margin
Sinuate
Habit : A leafy herb.
Habitat and Distribution : Common on fallow grounds and weed of cultivation. Found on hills from 900-1200m. Central America, now widely naturalized.
Indigenous Information : Butterflies and Trigona sp. observed foraging on the flowers.
Other relevent information : Roots medicinal.
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Names:
Irula : Gumtae
Flower:
Solitary, extra axillary, bluish. Flowering throughout the year.Fruit :
A yellow globose berry, enveloped by inflated persistent calyx. Seeds orange in colour. Fruiting throughout the year.
