Looks like *Solanum erianthum* (= S. verbascifolium). The leaf is rolled and used as thread (and it lits!) in oil lamp during some festivals by malayali tribes in TN.
With regards R. Vijayasankar On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Padmini Raghavan <[email protected]> wrote: > This shrub was growing in a square of waste land in Bangalore. The flowers > attracted butterflies. > Please help with the ID. > Thanks, > Padmini Raghavan. >

