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Solanum erianthum

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Name

Identification
Solanum erianthum D.Don [family SOLANACEAE ] (stored under name); Solanum verbascifolium L. [family SOLANACEAE ] Verified by H.F. Wernham,
Related name
  • Solanum hazenii
  • Solanum verbascifolium
  • Ficus corymbifera
  • Solanum erianthum
  • Solanum thapsus
  • Solanum laurifolium
  • Solanum racemosum

Information

Entry for Solanum erianthum D Don [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 erianthum D Don [family SOLANACEAE]
Solanum verbascifolium Linn. [family SOLANACEAE]
Uses
Medicines: laxatives, etc. Medicines: liver, etc. Medicines: kidneys, diuretics Medicines: venereal diseases Medicines: leprosy Medicines: paralysis, epilepsy, convulsions, spasm Phytochemistry: arrow-poisons Phytochemistry: alkaloids Agri-horticulture: weeds, parasites
Description
An unarmed shrub or small tree to 6 m high of the forest and waste places from Guinea to N and S Nigeria, and native of Central America and West Indies.The plant is an aggressive coloniser of vacant land, occupying secondary bush and abandoned farmland fo
References
References:1. Abbiw, 1990: 248. 2. Adames 662, K. 3. Alasoadura 128 (UIH. 11105), UCI. 4. Bouquet & Debray, 1974: 165, as S. verbascifolium. 5. Dalziel, 1937: 435, as S. verbascifolium Linn. 6. Deighton 4142, K. 7. Foggie 243, K. 8. Gill & Ene, 1978: 182–
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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