{"id":1361725,"date":"2011-03-26T11:56:10","date_gmt":"2011-03-26T11:56:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T13:07:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T07:37:09","slug":"solanum-seaforthianum","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/solanum-seaforthianum\/","title":{"rendered":"Solanum seaforthianum (Introduced)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Solanum<\/i> seaforthianum<\/i> Andrews<\/span><\/a>, Bot. Repos. 8: pl. 504 pl. 504 1808<\/i>. (Syn: Solanum<\/i> cyrrhosum<\/i> Dunal<\/span><\/a>; Solanum<\/i> kerrii<\/i> Bonati<\/span><\/a>; Solanum<\/i> prunifolium<\/i> Roem. & Schult.<\/span><\/a>; Solanum<\/i> salignum<\/i> Roem. & Schult.<\/span><\/a>; Solanum<\/i> seaforthianum<\/i> var. disjunctum<\/i> O.E. Schulz<\/span><\/a>; Solanum<\/i> venustum<\/i> Kunth<\/span><\/a>;
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\nFlorida to Caribbean, Mexico to Venezuela, Brazil (Fernando de Noronha): Belize, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panam\u00e1, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.;<\/span> Introduced into: Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cyprus, East Himalaya,<\/span> Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Ghana, Guyana, Hawaii, India,<\/span> Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, R\u00e9union, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia, Za\u00efre, Zimbabwe<\/span> as per POWO<\/a>;<\/div>\n
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Brazilian Nightshade, St. Vincent Lilac, Glycine, Italian Jasmine, Potato Creeper, Vining solanum;<\/b>
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Solanaceae Week:Solanum seaforthianum Pune.\u00a0<\/a>:
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Solanum seaforthianum at Muthodi- 06022014- PKA-Feb-13<\/a> :\u00a0Attachments (4). 2 posts by 2 authors.<\/div>\n
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Seen this Solanaceae<\/i> Climber<\/span> at Muthodi (Bhadra WLS, Karnataka).<\/span><\/div>\n
Bot. name: Solanum seaforthianum<\/i><\/div>\n
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Solanaceae fortnight SN 04<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author.
\nSolanum<\/i> seaforthianum<\/i> Andrews<\/span>, wild climber<\/span> from Bangalore and Nilgiri area<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Solanaceae Fortnight :Solanum seaforthianum at Karnataka: PKA-FEB18\/18<\/a> : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
\n<\/span>Solanum seaforthianum
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Solanaceae Fortnight: Pune::Solanum seafothianum ::SMPFEB 3\/3<\/a> : 4 posts by 4 authors.<\/div>\n
Solanum seaforthianum
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unique leaflets? or is it the angle of photography? nice overall<\/p>\n

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Solanaceae Fortnight : Solanum seaforthianum : Nasik : 26FEB15 : AK-37<\/a>: 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)<\/span><\/p>\n

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KHWS 12a<\/a> :\u00a02 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
\n<\/span>Location: <\/span>Kalsubai_harishchandragarh<\/span> Wildlife sanctuary
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Seems Solanum seaforthianum<\/i> (Brazilian Nightshade<\/b>) to me<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>Found in <\/span>Yelagiri hills<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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It looks like <\/span>Solanum seaforthianum<\/i>– if it is a <\/span>climber and with compound leaves<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If it is a climber check for\u00a0Solanum seaforthianum
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Solanum seaforthianum – efloraofindia | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nSolanum seaforthianum – efloraofindia | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nSolanaceae flower – efloraofindia | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nFlowering\/fruiting fence shrub for ID | 18Sep2009Raghu01 – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nBrazilian Nightshade (Solanum seaforthianum) – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nPlant for ID SMP 04\/03\/2010 Climber – efloraofindia | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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request for id Solanum<\/a>: 2 high resolution images.
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Solanum seaforthianum<\/em><\/p>\n

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Validation of ID<\/a>: 4 images.
\nKindly validate the identification of plant (Solanum seaforthianum<\/em>)
\nDate\/Time- 4 JAN 2022
\n<\/span>Location-Place, Altitude, GPS- Agara Lake, HSR layout, Bengaluru. 12\u00b055’28.0″N 77\u00b038’50.6″E<\/span>
\n<\/span>Habitat- Garden\/ Urban\/ Wild\/ Type- Wild growth in Urban area
\n<\/span>Plant Habit-Tree\/ Shrub\/ Climber\/ Herb- Shrub<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>Height\/Length- 1 m<\/span>
\n<\/span>Leaves \u2013 Without spines. Terminal leaflet (or lobe) is largest with three lobes.<\/span>
\n<\/span>My guess —<\/span>Solanum seaforthianum\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n
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Yes from me too. I have seen this in Lalbagh.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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What I have seen is a climber in Lalbagh: climbing up to almost 10 ft. Recheck the habit pl.<\/p>\n

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Recently I saw\u00a0\u00a0Solanum seaforthianum\u00a0.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>
\nThe habit is as you have mentioned a climber.
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\nDate\/Time- 10 AUG 2022
\nLocation-Place, Altitude, GPS- 31st Main, Sector 1, Bengaluru. 12\u00b054’58.9″N 77\u00b039’15.1″E
\nHabitat-\u00a0Garden\/ Urban\/ Wild\/ Type-\u00a0Wild growth in Urban area
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\nLeaves \u2013 Without spines. Terminal leaflet (or lobe) is largest with three lobes.
\n<\/span>My identification —Solanum seaforthianum
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Solanaceae: Solanum seaforthianum Andrews<\/a>: 1 high res. image.
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References:
\nPOWO<\/a>\u00a0 Catalogue of Life<\/a>\u00a0 Flowers of India<\/a>\u00a0 Flora of Peninsular India<\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.theplantlist.org\/tpl\/record\/tro-29600311<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Solanum seaforthianum, Brazilian Nightshade, St. Vincent Lilac, Glycine, Italian Jasmine, Potato Creeper – www.TopTropicals.com<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Solanum seaforthianum – Vining solanum (Solanaceae) – Plants of Hawaii – Images<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Solanum seaforthianum (PIER species info)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
solanum seaforthianum – Flickr: Search<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Solanum seaforthianum Andrews, Bot. Repos. 8: pl. 504 pl. 504 1808. (Syn: Solanum cyrrhosum Dunal; Solanum kerrii Bonati; Solanum prunifolium Roem. & Schult.; Solanum salignum Roem. & Schult.; Solanum seaforthianum var. disjunctum O.E. Schulz; Solanum venustum Kunth; . Florida to Caribbean, Mexico to Venezuela, Brazil (Fernando de Noronha): Belize, Brazil…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[4895],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1361725","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-solanum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1361725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1361725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1361725\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1361725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1361725"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1361725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}