Solanum mazatenangenseJ.M.Coulter [family SOLANACEAE ] Solanum wendlandiiHook.f. [family SOLANACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Michael (Mike) Nee,
Related name
Solanum wendlandii
Solanum mazatenangense
Solanum juciri
Common name
potato creeper (Deighton)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
Information
Entry for Solanum wendlandii Hook.f. [family SOLANACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 5
Names
Solanum wendlandiiHook.f. [family SOLANACEAE]
Common names
English potato creeper (Deighton).
Uses
Agri-horticulture: ornamental, cultivated or partially tended
Products
english: Potato creeper
Description
A strong climber, armed with small recurved spines, native of Costa Rica, now in Sierra Leone.The plant is ornamental with showy many-flowered panicle of flowers blue tinged purple. It is grown as an ornamental (1).