Solanum torvum
Solanum tenuipes
bhankatiya, devil's fig, fausse aubergine, kausoni, prickly solanum, terongan, turkey berry
fancy nightshade
petiolate;
petiole 1–5 cm;
blade simple, ovate to elliptic, 7–23 × 4–14 cm, margins subentire to coarsely lobed with 3–4 lobes per side, lobe margins entire to coarsely lobed, base truncate to subcordate and asymmetrical.
petiolate;
petiole 2–6 cm;
blade simple to 2–3 times lobed to compound, broadly ovate to elliptic, 4–9 × 2–7 cm, margins 2–3 times lobed to 2–3 times divided with 2–3 main leaflets per side, leaflets lobed to pinnately dissected, base truncate.
extra-axillary, unbranched or branched, 10–20-flowered, to 6 cm.
extra-axillary, unbranched, 6–9-flowered, 4–9 cm.
1–1.5 cm in flower, erect and 1.5–2.5 cm in fruit.
1–2 cm in flower, erect and 2–3 cm in fruit.
radially symmetric;
calyx slightly accrescent, unarmed, 4–8 mm, sparsely to moderately pubescent with unbranched, gland-tipped hairs, lobes lanceolate;
corolla white, stellate, 2–3 cm diam., with sparse interpetalar tissue;
stamens equal;
anthers narrow and tapered, 6–9 mm, dehiscent by terminal pores;
ovary glabrous or glandular-puberulent at apex.
bilaterally symmetric;
calyx accrescent and almost completely and tightly covering fruit, moderately to densely prickly, 4–6 mm, sparsely to moderately pubescent, lobes linear to lanceolate;
corolla violet or blue, stellate, 2.5–3.5 cm diam., with sparse interpetalar tissue;
stamens unequal, lowermost much longer and curved;
anthers narrow and tapered, dehiscent by terminal pores, short anthers 7–10 mm, longer anther 12–20 mm;
ovary glabrous.
green to yellow, globose, 1–1.5 cm diam., glabrous, without sclerotic granules.
brown, globose to depressed-globose, 0.7–1 cm diam., glabrous, dry, without sclerotic granules.
light brown, flattened, 2.5–3 × 2–2.5 mm, minutely pitted.
dark brown, plump, 2.8–3.6 × 2–3 mm, minutely pitted and irregularly ridged.
= 24.
= 24.
Solanum torvum
Solanum tenuipes
Solanum torvum is listed by the United States federal government and several states as a noxious weed. It is occasional to rare in peninsular Florida and could possibly become invasive elsewhere in subtropical climates. The green fruits are used in Asian and West Indian cuisine, often as an addition to soups and curries.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
1. Larger leaves 3 times pinnatifid; seeds 3.1–3.6 mm. | var. tenuipes |
1. Leaves usually only 2 times pinnatifid; seeds to 3 mm. | var. latisectum |
WildflowerSearch
iNaturalist
USDA Plants Database
