Yes, this is quite common in dry patches along roadsides in hills.. On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > *Solanum viarum* Dunal in A. de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 240. 1852. > syn: *Solanum khasianum* C. B. Clarke var. *chatterjeeanum* Sen Gupta. > > This tropical soda apple, a native of America is becoming common in many > parts of the world ascending in Himalayas to 2600 m. Somewhat similar to S. > capsicoides (syn: S. aculeatissimum) in longer prickles, but latter has > much more longer prickles often reaching 2 cm and much less hairy leaves > often lustrous in appearance, berries yellow (S. aculeatissimum) or orange > red (S. capsicoides (s. str.). S. viarum has typically young berries with > white and green patches, mature yellow, leaves much densely hairy, and > shorter mixed straight and curved prickles. > > Photographed from Kullu and Manali in October, 2009. > > -- > 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/ > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
