Thank you very much for your information. On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 12:04 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote:
> Santhan Ji, > > As I searched for information on Indian Solanaceae for the past two days I > came across a number of articles and papers. I didn't understand much of > the content though. > > I copy the following words from an article found in > http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJPT/article/view/931 > > "Working on the *S. nigrum* complex of the Indian subcontinent, Schilling > and Anderson (1990), on the basis of chromosome number as well as some > other morphological characters, recognized three distinct species, viz. (i) > *S. > americanum* Mill., 2n = 2x = 24 (inflorescence umbellate, fruits shiny > purple-black with reflexed sepals), (ii) *S. villosum* Mill., 2n = 4x = > 48 (fruits very distinctive orange, orange-brown or reddishorange), and > (iii) *S. nigrum* L., 2n = 6x = 72 (inflorescence racemiform, fruits dull > purple-black with sepals adhering to the fruits)." > > The KEY and description is available at - > http://www.bioversityinternational.org/index.php?id=244&tx_news_pi1[news]=321&cHash=63cf21f6fb21f93a280b4a9bb8267276 > > I do not know if more recent papers negate the above claims. > > Thank you > Regards > surajit > > > On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 11:23 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Santhan ji. >> But Solanum americanum >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/s/solanaceae/solanum/solanum-americanum-1> >> & >> Solanum nigrum >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/s/solanaceae/solanum/solanum-nigrum> >> are >> different. >> >> On 18 February 2015 at 12:18, Ponnutheerthagiri Santhan < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> *Solanum* *americanum* Mill.(= *Solanum* *nigrum* L), wild as well as >>> cultivated under shrub, wondered by seeing it from coastal area to 2300 m >>> at Doddabetta, Nilgiris, immature fruits are fried and taken as a crispy >>> side dish, leaves are used as green. Fresh ripen fruits are eaten raw. Two >>> varieties are found here, one with small scales on the stem another nearly >>> smooth. >>> >>> -- >>> 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/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >> world- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of >> Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > > -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
