Difficult to conclude S. torvum has white flowers, S. violaceum usually blue-purple fruiting pedicel is erect and calyx reflexed in S. violaceum (Fl. China), here they are turned down and calyx appressed. prickles on calyx are unusual for S. torvum as is orange fruit.
-- 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 Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 7:45 PM, Prabhu kumar KM <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Look like a stunted form of *Solanum violaceum* ssp. *violaceum .* > *Please check* > * > * > -- > *Prabhu Kumar K M* > Scientist > Plant Systematics & Genetic Resources Division > Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR) > & 'CMPR' Herbarium > Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala > Kottakkal, Malappuram > *E-mail: [email protected]* > > -- > > > > --

