VIRBOGA
Home Collections Lists Contact

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Solanales (99)

        Family: Solanaceae (51)(family description)

          Genus: Solanum (24)

            Epithet: africanum Dunal (1)

Synonyms: Solanum aggerum Dunal, Solanum exasperatum Drège, Solanum geniculatum Drège, Solanum quadrangulare Thunb., Witheringia crassifolia (Lam.) Dunal

crassifolia => having thick, fleshy or leathery leaves

Characteristics

Climate: sub-tropical

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: violet, white

External links

Check for Solanum africanum at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

Search for more