Ritesh ji Few days back Muthu ji had posted photographs of what he thought S. kurzii. It has much larger fruits. One of the two would be S. kurzii, which we will know only after detailed description from original publication is available. In the mean time your fruits look much closer to Solanum diphyllum
https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/878e6398bb44c2f6/44ccd3790d5fb438?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Solanum+kurzii#44ccd3790d5fb438 -- 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/ <https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/878e6398bb44c2f6/44ccd3790d5fb438?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Solanum+kurzii#44ccd3790d5fb438> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Ritesh ji > > > Tita baingan is Solanum kurzii, eaten as vegetable as per this source > > > http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/3953/1/IJTK%208(2)%20146-153.pdf > > > <http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/3953/1/IJTK%208(2)%20146-153.pdf>But > please let us see the twigs and flowers. It would be interesting. > Description in Brandis, Indian Trees is very meagre. > > > -- > 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 7:15 AM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> Pl help me to identify this Solanum sp. >> >> Locality: Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, 550 m >> >> Date: Feb. 2007. >> >> Local name: Tita baigan >> >> Uses: Eaten as vegetable. Abundantly available in local market. Called as >> 'Tita' baigan due to its bitter taste. >> >> Notes: Probably I am posting this species for the second time. Earlier I >> thought this to be as Solanum kurzii but could not confirm because of lack >> of time and different opinions from different taxonomists. Flowers are >> purple in color and locally grown for vegetable. Interestingly, S. kurzii is >> included in the Red data list of plants. I shall try to upload the flowering >> fotos also. >> >> Regards, >> Ritesh. >> > > > >
