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Solanum Villosum - JETB - 44 - 2020
Solanum Villosum - JETB - 44 - 2020
Solanum Villosum - JETB - 44 - 2020
TELANGANA, INDIA
L. Paramesh*, G. Ravi, P. Bharath Simha, Ramesh Kandagatla, Y.V.B. Charan, V. Sunitha and
V. Vasudeva Rao
All India Network Project on Vertebrate Pest Management, PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad ‒ 500 030, Telangana, India
*Email: parameshbotany@gmail.com
ovate-lanceolate, c. 3 mm, with a purple midrib, ciliate, base, stigma capitate. Berries globose to ellipsoid, 5–8
spreading, reflexed. Stamens 5, equal, filaments 1 mm, mm in diam., brightly orange to reddish-orange when
pubescent, anthers yellow, c. 2 mm, dehiscence by apical ripe. Seeds discoid, compressed, c. 1 mm in diam.,
pores. Ovary globose, glabrous, style 2–3 mm, pilose at brownish yellow (Plate 1).
Plate 1. Solanum villosum. A. Habit; B. Twig; C. Inflorescence; D, E. Flower facial and back views; F, G. Unripe and
ripe berries; H. Seeds.