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African nightshade is an erect dicot with many branches, growing 0.5 to 1.0 m (1 ft 8 in to 3 ft 3 in) high. [4] The plant has thin, oval leaves which are about 15 cm (6 in) in length and purplish in colour. [4]
Black nightshade is a common herb or short-lived perennial shrub, found in many wooded areas, as well as disturbed habitats. It reaches a height of 30 to 120 cm (12 to 47 in), leaves 4.0 to 7.5 cm (1.6 to 3.0 in) long and 2 to 5 cm (1 to 2 in) wide; ovate to heart-shaped, with wavy or large-toothed edges; both surfaces hairy or hairless ...
Solanum africanum is a perennial, herbaceous shrub or climber growing up to 3 meters tall. [2] The flowers are white to purple with a yellow centre, borne in pendulous clusters at the branch tips.
Black nightshades (many species in the Solanum nigrum complex, Solanum sect. Solanum) have varying levels of toxins and are considered too toxic to eat by many people in North America and Europe, but young stems and leaves or fully ripened fruit of various species are cooked and eaten by native people in North America, Africa, and Asia. Deadly ...
Solanum marginatum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae known by the common names purple African nightshade [1] and white-margined nightshade. It is native to Ethiopia and Eritrea, [2] and it is known on other continents as an introduced species and sometimes a weed. It is a hairy shrub growing up to two meters tall. The large ...
Solanum americanum grows up to 1–1.5 metres (39–59 in) tall and is an annual or short-lived perennial.The leaves are alternate on the branch, and vary greatly in size, up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long and 7 centimetres (2.8 in) broad, with a 4-centimetre (1.6 in) petiole and a coarsely wavy or toothed margin.
Solanum incanum is a species of nightshade, a flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is native to East Africa, West Africa, the Middle East, and eastwards to India.The species was introduced to Taiwan and Vietnam.
Solanum scabrum, also known as garden huckleberry, [1] is an annual or perennial plant in the nightshade family. The geographic origin of the species is uncertain; Linnaeus attributed it to Africa, but it also occurs in North America, and it is naturalized in many countries. In Africa it is cultivated as a leaf vegetable and for dye from the ...