Is it *Solanum torvum*? Regards, anupam
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 1:17 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > “Your plant *looks much different from S. viar*um 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” > > “S*. aculeatissimum looks very different*, espl. the stems densely clothed > with purple spines. ( > http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/image-display.php?species_id=150580&image_id=3) > > As you know, S. capsicoides has deep orange (ripe) fruits, whereas, all our > plants bear similar yellow fruits. > http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Solanum_aculeatissimum.htm. > Let's keep exploring... > Regards > Vijayasankar Raman” > > “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. > RegardsYazdy.” > > "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" > > "The fruits of S capsicoides first of all turn reddish yellow and later > turn into red as it fully ripens. If you go through my uploading last > year, you will see the pictures posted from time to time as it matures and > ripens. The same fruit turns first into yellow and then as it > ripens it turns into red gradually. Next, I have uploaded pictures of S > Viarum that has prickles that are around 12 mm and more. If it is > ok, I will upload some more pictures of S. Viarum in this thread. > Regards > Yazdy." > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> > Date: 5 April 2011 09:51 > Subject: [efloraofindia:66365] Solanaceae Week: Solanum viarum from Manipur > To: indiatreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > > Solanum viarum. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1725 members & > 85,000 messages on 30/9/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of around 5500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- *Anupam Sarmah Ph.D. I *Head, Assam Landscapes I WWF India I Tezpur, Assam +91 3712 260132 (O) I+91 94354 85789 (M) I Skype: anupamsarmah
