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Solanum scabrum

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Name

Identification
Solanum saponaceum Dunal [family SOLANACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Llerd, 1941 Solanum scabrum Ruiz & Pav. [family SOLANACEAE ] Verified by Pavón, Solanum scabrum Ruiz & Pav. [family SOLANACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Solanum volubile
  • Solanum tinctorium
  • Solanum saponaceum
  • Solanum guineense
  • Solanum scabrum
Common name
  • garden huckleberry (Jaeger)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • a-kempa (Glanville) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Information

Entry for Solanum scabrum Miller [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 scabrum Miller [family SOLANACEAE]
Common names
English garden huckleberry (Jaeger). SIERRA LEONE: TEMNE a-kempa (Glanville)
Uses
(foliage, fruit) Food: general Agri-horticulture: ornamental, cultivated or partially tended
Products
english: Garden huckleberryenglish: Huckleberry, Garden
Description
A woody herb to 1 m high, a hexaploid species of unknown origin, found in W, E and S Africa (4).The plant is cultivated (2) or tended in the wild (3) in Ghana for its foliage and stems. It is traded in Accra market.The fruits are glossy purple-black to 15
References
References:1. Abbiw, 1985: 38. 2. Hall & Bukenya GC. 47139, K. 3. Irvine 5095, 5096, 5191, K. 4. Jaeger, PML, 1985: 298–9.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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