Solanum dasyphyllum

Family: Solanaceae

What it is like

A herb or semi-woody shrub. It can grow 1.5 m high. It can have prickles.

There are about 1400 Solanum species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It is grown throughout tropical Africa. It grows in seasonally flooded forests.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, East Africa, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, West Africa

How it is used for food

The leaves are boiled and eaten.

The leaves are only occasionally eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit, leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Achikolpo, Garenti, Nakati nume y'akyalo, Turkit

Synonyms

Solanum duplosinuatum Klotzsch;