Yazdy ji Thanks for sharing the information. With the merger of Solanum aculeatissimum with S. capsicoides (as per Kew Plant list) the latter species can now have both pale yellow, orange red or red fruits even in ripe stage. What I know about these two (when they were considered separate species) that their leaves are more greener, somewhat shining and prickles are much longer (up to 2 cm long as against only 5 mm long in S. viarum). Let us explore this further. I have yet to change my information in the website where S. capsicoides and S. aculeatissimum are treated as separate.
-- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:02 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dr. Gurcharan Singh Ji, > There is a lot of similarity between the pictures uploaded by me and > that is uploaded by Vijayshankar Ji. To me it looks like Solanum > viarum. It can not be Solanum capsicoides because, the ripe fruit of > Solanum capsicoide turns slightly yellow before turning red. Whereas > the fruits in the pictures uploaded by Vijayshankar ji is purely > yellow. Moreover my picture of Solanum capsicoides has more densely > covered spines. > This though is the opinion of a lay person. > Regards > Yazdy. > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Vijayasankar ji > > Your plant looks much different from S. viarum uploaded by me and by > > Prashant ji. Yours has much longer prickles and importantly more greener > and > > less hairy leaves. Could we consider S. capsicoides (incl. aculeatissimum > > which has pale yellow fruits). > > > > -- > > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Solanum viarum. > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Vijayasankar Raman > >> National Center for Natural Products Research > >> University of Mississippi > > > > > > >
