| Synonym |
Solanum jacquini
Willd., Solanum xanthacaroum Schrader & Wendland, Solanum
virginianum Linn. |
Flower Color |
Blue - Purple |
| Common Name |
Kantkari, Kateli |
Flower Type |
Cyme |
| English / Trade Name |
Yellow Night Shade, The egg plant |
Flowering Period |
Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Kateli |
Fruiting Period |
Jan-Dec |
| Altitude |
Up to 1500 m |
Fruit Type |
Berry |
| Habit |
Shrub |
Fruit Details |
Fruit a berry yellow, occasionally with green steaks. |
| Habitat |
Common; open exposed localities, river beds, roadsides, and edges of fields. |
Bark Type |
Smooth |
| Distribution |
Throughout India, South East Asia and North Australia. |
Bark Details |
Bark prickled |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Kurukshetra, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Rewari, Yamuna Nagar |
Origin |
Native |
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Leaf Type |
Simple |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Oblong |
| Description of Species |
Decumbent undershrub; often woody at base, stem aculeate with straight, yellow prickles. Leaves oblong in outline, deeply lobed or sinuate, with straight prickles on margins and midrib; irregularly dentate, subacute. Flowers purple or blue, in cymes. Calyx aculeate and hairy. Corolla tube very short; lobes. Ovary hairy, glandular at the upper part. Fruit a berry yellow, occasionally with green steaks. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves oblong in outline, deeply lobed or sinuate, with straight prickles on margins and midrib; irregularly dentate, subacute. |
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