Common name
English: Turkey Berry
German: Pokastrauch, Türkenbeere
Mandarin: 水茄 (shui qie)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2597)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2494)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2109)
Order: Solanales (94)
Family: Solanaceae (48)(family description)
Genus: Solanum (22)
Epithet: torvum Sw. (1)
Synonyms: Solanum ficifolium Ortega, Solanum mayanum Lundell
ficifolium => fig-leaved
mayanum => in connection to the Mayan civilisation of northern Central America
torvum => of wild, fierce appearance
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
External links
Check for Solanum torvum at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [367] Solanum torvum - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [1188] Solanum - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
- [1332] Solanum torvum - Flora of China @ efloras.org
Literature
- [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.