Rawat ji Solanum erianthum D. Don and S. torvum Sw. are totally different species, former without prickles and latter with distinct broad based prickles
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=130618 S. torvum is a smaller shrub barely taller than 2 m, whereas S. erianthum is frequently a tree. Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 8:17 PM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]>wrote: > Solanum torvum (=S.erianthum) have entire lanceolate leaves and plant do > not have spines on any parts. Seems more closer to S.hispidum. BUT as > Vijayshankar Ji has pointed out nomeclature is ambiguous. > DSRawat Pantnagar > > > On Saturday, December 21, 2013 1:24:25 PM UTC+5:30, Muthu Karthick, N > wrote: >> >> Dear all, >> >> Please help me in identifying this large thorny shrub from *Solanum*. >> Leaf was as large as 25 cm long, >> >> Habitat: roadside weed >> Date: 12 Dec 2013 >> Place: Kothagiri town, >> Alt.: c. 2000 m asl >> -- >> Muthu Karthick, N >> Care Earth Trust >> #15, second main road, >> Thillai ganga nagar, >> Chennai - 600 061 >> Mob: 0091 96268 33911 >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
