Flower; Simpang Empat, West Sumatra, Indonesia; 6/1999 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Simpang Empat, West Sumatra, Indonesia; 6/1999 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 195 Date of entry: 08.12.2005 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Hairy-fruited eggplant
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Solanales (96)
Family: Solanaceae (50)(family description)
Genus: Solanum (25)
Epithet: ferox L. (2)
ferox => strongly fortified with thorns or spines
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
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