I think this should be Slanum violaceum The plants originally placed in Solanum indicum especially in Indian context are now recognised as at least two distinct species:
*Solanum anguivi*: Leaves elliptic-ovate with 2-4 pairs of lobes, base oblique; flowers in raceme-like cyme, 5-20-fld; corolla 6-12 mm across; white with occasional purple veins on outer surface; berry subglobose, 7-18 mm green or white when young, red when ripe, in clusters of up to 20 fruits.......refer to eFl Pakistan *Solanum violaceum:* Leaves sinuate to pinnately lobed, stellately pubescent, densely beneath, unequal at base, nerves with almost straight prickles on both surfaces; corolla blue-purple, 2-2.5 cm across; berry globose, orange, 1 cm across. ....refer to Flora of Ceylone vol. 6 page 378. -- 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 Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 1:20 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > “Solanum anguivi > This is commonly observed in western ghats post monsoon. > This picture is from Amboli. > Dr Phadke” > > "Satish ji > I think there is *some confusion concerning the identity of S. anguivi*. > Perhaps these links should help as S. anguivi is supposed to have many > flowered infl, smaller flowers and fruits in clusters: > http://database.prota.org/PROTAhtml/Solanum%20anguivi_En.htm > http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=150600 > > http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/new/Sorting/CATALOGUE/Pt1-African-eggplants.html#Solanum-anguivi > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh" > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > Date: 6 April 2011 20:55 > Subject: [efloraofindia:66522] Re: Solanaceae week:: Solanum anguivi > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > With the attachment now. > > > On 6 April 2011 20:54, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *Solanum anguivi * >> This is commonly observed in western ghats post monsoon. >> This picture is from Amboli. >> Dr Phadke >> > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > 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'. > >
