Thank you Dr. Gurcharan Singh ji, You have described it very accurately. Regards Yazdy.
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Solanum viarum Dunal, A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1):240. 1852 > > syn: Solanum khasianum var. chatterjeeanum Sengupta > The morni trip helped me to understand Solanum viarum more closely, a plant > on which there has been considerable discussion on our group. The species is > distinct from other woody species of the genus in its medium sized white > flowers with narrow corolla lobes about 8-10 mm long, flowers 1-5 in a > cluster and 2-3 cm across pale yellow berries. > The prickles are of two types: most on the stem with broad base curved at > tip and up to 5 mm long. and some needle like straight prickles. In addition > the surface of leaf along the veins is covered with straight long prickles > up to 2 cm long. > The leaves are sometimes in unequal pairs, irregular-lobed with 3-5 rounded > lobes, lobes usually reaching middle or so, glandular and stellate hairy > The flowers cluster is borne on a short cluster, usually on under side. > Usually only one flower in the cluster matures into a 2-4 cm long berry, > mostly pale yellow in colour. > The plant was found growing at altitude of about 700 m in the Morni Hill > tract. > > -- > 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/ > >
