The plant is not there at present. It might erupt after monsoon. >From what I remember the description matches with the key number 4a(Very small flowers etc.) i.e. *S.americanum* Thanks for extensive followup.. Satish
On 30 March 2011 19:45, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Satish ji > Solanum nigrum complex is one of the most confused group of species with at > least 3 species expected in India: S. americanum, S. nigrum and S. villosum > (especially the glabresecent form of it sometimes called S. miniatum, but > now synonym). There are number of uploads in our database, which need to be > sorted out. > > These three species can be differentiated as under: > > 4a Flowers <5 mm across; anthers 1.5 mm long; peduncles up to 2.8 cm long > in fruit; fruiting pedicels up to 1.4 cm, erect or reflexed; berry 6 -7 mm, > black, shining 1. S. americanum Mill.4b Flowers > 5 mm across; anthers 2-3 > mm long; fruiting pedicels reflexed; berry > 7mm; green, yellow, orange or > black, not shining (5) 5aInfl. 3-5 flowered; peduncle in fruit <13 mm; > berry longer than broad, red, orange or green 2. S. villosum (L.) > Moench.5bInfl. > 5-20 flowered; peduncle in fruit > 15 mm; berry broader than long, dull > purple, black or yellowish green 3. S. nigrum L. > The following upload by you had clearly shining black berries and longer > peduncled matching S. americanum but perhaps flower size (diam), anther > length and berry size should help in confirming identification. I would > request you to kindly explore these features if you are able to find this > plant in your area. > > > https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/555201f792720249?hl=en > > > <https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/555201f792720249?hl=en> > > -- > 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/ > >
