Solanum spirale

Solanum spirale
Solanum Spirale fruit and leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Solanum
Species:	S. spirale
Binomial name
Solanum spirale Roxb.
Synonyms [1]
Solanum calliumC.T.White ex R.J.F.Hend.

Solanum spirale is a small fruiting shrub in the family Solanaceae, present in mid-elevation (500 to 1,900 m) paleotropical areas, in Southern China, India, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia and Australia (Queensland).

It is widely cultivated in dooryard gardens in India, Thailand, and Laos and used for:

• food (cooked young leaves, raw or cooked berries)
• medicine (roots used as a narcotic and diuretic in Assam; bark macerate used as a febrifuge in Laos).

Conservation status

In Queensland, Australia this species is listed as "Vulnerable" under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 under the synonym Solanum callium which is based off of a different type specimen but the same species. ^[2]

References

1. "Solanum callium". APNI. APC. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
2. "Taxon - Solanum callium (brush nightshade)". WildNet. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

• Solanum spirale entry @ Flora of China database.
• "Solanum spirale Roxb". Atlas of Living Australia.