I hope Solanum viarum https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/s/solanaceae/solanum
-- 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > Please help me to identify this *Solanum* shrub. It is found as a weed in > tea estates in valparai region of western ghats. The shrub is about one > metre high. > > Leaves: 15-20cm longer; prickles in veins; young prickles broader at base > but mature ones not > Flower: white; 2.5cm across > Fruit: 5-6cm across; yellow when mature > > Date: 28 July 2012 > Place: Valparai, TN > Habitat: open fallow land and also near forest edge > Alt.: 1080 m asl > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > -- > > > > --
