Solanum terminale

Family: Solanaceae

What it is like

A woody climber. It grows 3-15 m long. The branches are hairy. The leaves are single. The leaf blade is 2-14 cm long by 1-7 cm wide. There are many flowers in a head. The fruit are orange or red and 5-10 mm across.

There are about 1400 Solanum species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows at the edges of forests and along streams and in rocky places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Arabia, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Comoros, Congo, East Africa, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Middle East, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, West Africa, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Solanum bansoense subsp. sanaganum Bitter; Solanum bifurcatum Hochst. ex A. Rich.; Solanum bifurcum Hochst.; Solanum inconstans C. H. Wright; Solanum plousianthemum Dammer; Solanum terminale subsp. inconstans (C. H. Wright) Heine; Solanum terminale subsp. sanaganum (Bitter) Heine;