Solanum arundo

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Solanum arundo
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. arundo
Binomial name
Solanum arundo
Mattei, 1908

Solanum arundo is a plant species with distribution in Eastern Africa and India. [1]

Description

It is a prickly shrub that stands from 2-6 meters tall, with purple flowers. [2] [3] It produces yellow fruit. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Aubriot, Xavier; Knapp, Sandra (June 2022). "A revision of the "spiny solanums" of Tropical Asia (Solanum, the Leptostemonum Clade, Solanaceae)". PhytoKeys. 198: 1–270. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.198.79514 . ISSN   1314-2003.
  2. "SOLANUM arundo Mattei [family SOLANACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  3. "Solanum arundo Mattei | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 2022-12-07.