Solanum rudepannum

• Botanical Name : Solanum rudepannum Dunal
• Synonyms : Solanum torvum Sw
• Common Name : Turkey Berry, Devil's Fig, Prickly Nightshade, Wild Eggplant, Pea Eggplant, Plate Brush
• Plant Family : Solanaceae
• Plant Form : Shrub
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park, Punit Van

About Solanum rudepannum Plant :

• Habit :
  • An erect, bushy, spiny perennial shrub with stem bark grey and nearly smooth with raised lenticels.
  • The roots are white and the twigs are gray-green and covered with starshaped hairs.
  • The spines short and slightly curved.
• Leaves : Opposite or alternate, broadly ovate with entire margins and deeply lobed, petiolate, covered with hairs.
• Inflorescence : Corymbose cymes.
• Flowers : White, tubular with 5 pointed lobes.
• Fruit : Berries, in clusters of tiny green spheres, thin-fleshed, contains numerous flat, round, brown seeds.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : August - November
• Significance : The green fruits are edible and are known to be used in the preparation of curry.